Bothrops fonsecai
| Bothrops fonsecai | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Viperidae |
| Subfamily: | Crotalinae |
| Genus: | Bothrops |
| Species: | B. fonsecai |
| Binomial name | |
| Bothrops fonsecai Hoge & Belluomini, 1959 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Bothrops fonsecai, or Fonseca's lancehead, is a species of venomous snake in the Viperidae family.[2] It is endemic to Brazil.[3]
Etymology
The specific name, fonsecai, is in honor of Dr. Flavio da Fonseca, who was head of the laboratory of parasitology at the Instituto Butantan in São Paulo, Brazil.[1][4]
Geographic range
It is found in Brazil in the states of Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, and São Paulo.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- ↑ 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).
- ↑ "Bothrops". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 3 November 2006.
- ↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Bothrops fonsecai, p. 91).
Further reading
- Hoge, R.A., and H.E. Belluomini. 1959. Uma nova espécie de Bothrops do Brasil (Serpentes). Memórias do Instituto Butantan 28: 195-206.
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