Bothrops taeniatus lichenosus is a venomous pitviper subspecies[2] endemic to South America and known only from one locality in Bolívar State, Venezuela.
| Bothrops taeniatus lichenosus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Viperidae |
| Genus: | Bothrops |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | B. t. lichenosus
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| Trinomial name | |
| Bothrops taeniatus lichenosus (Roze, 1958)
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| Synonyms | |
- Common names: (none).
Description
editSame as for B. t. taeniatus, except that B. t. lichenosus has fewer ventral scales and fewer subcaudal scales.[3]
Geographic range
editIt is found in South America and known only from the type locality, which is "Chimantá Tepui, Estado Bolívar, Venezuela".[1]
References
edit- ^ a b 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 taeniatus lichenosus". 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
edit- Bothrops taeniatus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 12 August 2008.
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