Bothrops lanceolatus | |
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Taxidermied museum exhibit. | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Viperidae |
Genus: | Bothrops |
Species: | B. lanceolatus
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Binomial name | |
Bothrops lanceolatus (Bonnaterre, 1790)
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Bothrops lanceolatus — known as the fer-de-lance, Martinican pit viper,[3] and Martinique lancehead[1][4][5] — is a species of pit viper endemic to the Caribbean island of Martinique.[1][4] Some reserve the common name fer-de-lance for this species, while others apply that name to other Bothrops species as well. No subspecies are currently recognized.[4][6]
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