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Bothrops cotiara

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Bothrops cotiara
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Genus: Bothrops
Species:
B. cotiara
Binomial name
Bothrops cotiara
(Gomes, 1913)
Synonyms
  • Lachesis cotiara Gomes, 1913
  • Bothrops cotiara
    Amaral, 1925
  • Rhinocerophis cotiara
    Fenwick et al., 2009[2]

Bothrops cotiara is a species of venomous snake in the family Viperidae.[3] It is endemic to Brazil and Argentina.[4]

Etymology

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The specific name, cotiara, is taken from one of its common names.

Common names

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Boicoatiara, boicotiara, boiquatiara, coatiara, jararaca-de-barriga-preta, jararaca-preta, and quatiara.

Geographic range

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It is found in Argentina in Misiones Province; and in Brazil in the states of Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, and São Paulo.[2]

The type locality is "Núcleo Colonial Cruz Machado, [município de] Marechal Mallet, Estado do Paraná, Brasil".[5]

References

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  1. ^ Bérnils, R.S.; Abdala, S.; Arzamendia, V.; Fitzgerald, L.; Giraudo, A.; Kacoliris, F.; Montero, R.; Pelegrin, N.; Scrocchi, G.; Williams, J.; Silveira, A.L.; Prudente, A.L. da C.; Argôlo , A.J.S.; Abrahão, C.R.; Nogueira, C. de C.; Barbo, F.E.; Costa, G.C.; Pontes, G.M.F.; Colli, G.R.; Zaher, H. el D.; Borges-Martins, M.; Martins, M.R.C.; Oliveira , M.E.; Passos, P.G.H.; Sawaya, R.J.; Cechin, C.T.Z.; Guedes da Costa, T.B. (2021). "Bothrops cotiara". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T15203902A15203913. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T15203902A15203913.en. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  2. ^ a b The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  3. ^ 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).
  4. ^ "Bothrops". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 3 November 2006.
  5. ^ Franco, L.F.; V.J. Germano; and L.R. Martão. 2005. Notas sobre o lectótipo de Bothrops cotiara (Gomes, 1913) (Serpentes, Viperidae). Phyllomedusa 4 (1): 75-78.

Further reading

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  • Gomes, J.F. 1913. Uma nova cobra venenosa do Brasil. Annaes Paulistas de Medicina e Cirurgia 1: 65–67. (Lachesis cotiara)