Bothrocophias lojanus
Bothrocophias lojanus, the Lojan lancehead, is a species of venomous pit viper in the family Viperidae.[2] It is found in Ecuador and Peru.[3]
Bothrocophias lojanus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Viperidae |
Genus: | Bothrocophias |
Species: | B. lojanus |
Binomial name | |
Bothrocophias lojanus Parker, 1930 | |
Synonyms | |
Bothrops lojanus |
References
- Cisneros-Heredia, D.F. 2019. Bothrops lojanus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T174144A54445329. Downloaded on 19 July 2019.
- 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.
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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