Bothrops neuwiedi

Bothrops neuwiedi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Genus: Bothrops
Species:
B. neuwiedi
Binomial name
Bothrops neuwiedi
Wagler, 1824
Synonyms
  • Bothrops Neuwiedi
    Wagler, 1824
  • Lachesis neuwiedii
    — Boulenger, 1896
  • Lachesis neuwiedi
    — Berg, 1898
  • Bothrops neuwiedii neuwiedii
    — Amaral, 1925
  • Trimeresurus neuwiedii
    — Pope, 1944
  • Bothrops neuwiedi neuwiedi
    — Hoge, 1966[2]
  • Bothropoides neuwiedi
    — Fenwick et al., 2009[3]
Common names: Neuwied's lancehead,[4] jararaca pintada.[5]

Bothrops neuwiedi is a highly venomous pit viper species endemic to South America. This relatively small snake has a wide range and is a major source of snakebite in Argentina. It was named after German naturalist Prince Maximilian of Wied-Neuwied (1782-1867), who made important collections in Brazil (1815-1817).[4][6] Seven subspecies are currently recognized, including the nominate subspecies described here.[7]

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  3. ^ "Bothrops neuwiedi ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  4. ^ a b Silva VX da (2004). "The Bothrops neuwiedi complex". In: Campbell JA, Lamar WW (2004). The Venomous Reptiles of the Western Hemisphere. Ithaca and London: Comstock Publishing Associates. 870 pp. 1,500 plates. ISBN 0-8014-4141-2.
  5. ^ U.S. Navy (1991). Poisonous Snakes of the World. New York: United States Government/Dover Publications Inc. 203 pp. ISBN 0-486-26629-X.
  6. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Bothrops neuwiedi, p. 189; "Maximilian", p. 171).
  7. ^ "Bothrops neuwiedi ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 24 July 2008.