Bothrops lojanus
| Bothrops lojanus | |
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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. lojanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Bothrops lojanus Parker, 1930 | |
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Bothrops lojanus, or the Lojan lancehead, is a species of venomous pit viper in the Viperidae family.[2] It is endemic to Ecuador.[3]
Geographic range
It is found in Ecuador in the provinces of Loja and Zamora-Chinchipe.[4]
References
- ↑ Cisneros-Heredia, D. (2010). "Bothrops lojanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading
- Parker, H.W. 1930. Two new reptiles from southern Ecuador. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., Series 10, 5: 568-571.
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