Bothrops jararacussu
| Bothrops jararacussu | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Viperidae |
| Subfamily: | Crotalinae |
| Genus: | Bothrops |
| Species: | B. jararacussu |
| Binomial name | |
| Bothrops jararacussu Lacerda, 1884[2] | |
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| Synonyms | |
Bothrops jararacussu, commonly known in English as the jararacussu, is a venomous pit viper species endemic to South America.[3]
Geographic range
It is found in coastal Brazil (from Bahia to Santa Catarina), Paraguay, southeastern Bolivia, and northeastern Argentina (Misiones Province).[3]
Common names
In Brazil, Bothrops jararacussu is known by many common names, among which are the following: jararacuçu, jararacuçu-verdadeiro, patrona, surucucu, surucucu-dourada, surucucu-tapete, urutu-dourado, and urutu-estrela.[4]
Venom
Like all other species in the genus Bothrops, the jararacussu has rather potent venom, and fatalities are known.
References
Further reading
- Lacerda, J.P. 1884. Leçons sur le venin des serpents du Brésil et sur la méthode de traitement des morsures venimeuses par le permanganate de potasse. Lombaerts & C. Rio de Janeiro. 194 pp. (Bothrops jararacussu, p. 8.)
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