Bothriopsis taeniata lichenosa
| Bothriopsis taeniata lichenosa | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Viperidae |
| Subfamily: | Crotalinae |
| Genus: | Bothriopsis |
| Species: | B. taeniata |
| Subspecies: | B. t. lichenosa |
| Trinomial name | |
| Bothriopsis taeniata lichenosa (Roze, 1958) | |
| Synonyms | |
- Common names: (none).
Bothriopsis taeniata lichenosa is a venomous pitviper subspecies[2] endemic to South America and known only from one locality in Bolívar State, Venezuela.
Description
Same as for B. t. taeniata, except that B. t. lichenosa has fewer ventral scales and fewer subcaudal scales.[3]
Geographic range
It is found in South America and known only from the type locality, which is "Chimantá Tepui, Estado Bolívar, Venezuela".[1]
See also
- List of crotaline species and subspecies
- Crotalinae by common name
- Crotalinae by taxonomic synonyms
- Snakebite
References
- 1 2 McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
- ↑ "Bothriopsis taeniata lichenosa". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 12 August 2008.
- ↑ Campbell JA, Lamar WW. 2004. The Venomous Reptiles of the Western Hemisphere. 2 volumes. Comstock Publishing Associates, Ithaca and London. 870 pp. 1500 plates. ISBN 0-8014-4141-2.
External links
- Bothriopsis taeniata at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 12 August 2008.
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