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
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

  1. Cisneros-Heredia, D.F. 2019. Bothrops lojanus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T174144A54445329. Downloaded on 19 July 2019.
  2. 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).
  3. "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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