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Bothrops (lanceheads)

Synonyms: Bothriopsis

Wikipedia Abstract

Bothrops is a genus of pit vipers endemic to Central and South America. The generic name, Bothrops, is derived from the Greek words βόθρος, bothros, meaning "pit", and ώπς, ops, meaning "eye" or "face", together an allusion to the heat-sensitive loreal pit organs. Members of this genus are responsible for more human deaths in the Americas than any other group of venomous snakes. Currently, 32 species are recognized.
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Species

Bothrops alcatraz (Alcatrazes Lancehead) (Vulnerable) (Attributes)
Bothrops alternatus (Urutu) (Attributes)
Bothrops ammodytoides (Yararanata) (Attributes)
Bothrops asper (Terciopelo) (Attributes)
Bothrops atrox (common lancehead) (Attributes)
Bothrops ayerbei
Bothrops barnetti (Barnett's Lancehead) (Attributes)
Bothrops bilineatus (two-striped forest-pitviper)
Bothrops brazili (Brazil's Lancehead) (Attributes)
Bothrops caribbaeus (Saint Lucia lancehead) (Endangered) (Attributes)
Bothrops chloromelas (Inca Forest Pit Viper) (Attributes)
Bothrops cotiara (Cotiara) (Attributes)
Bothrops diporus (Attributes)
Bothrops erythromelas (Caatinga lancehead) (Attributes)
Bothrops fonsecai (Fonseca's lancehead) (Attributes)
Bothrops insularis (Golden Lancehead) (Critically Endangered) (Attributes)
Bothrops itapetiningae (Sao Paulo Lancehead) (Vulnerable) (Attributes)
Bothrops jararaca (Martinique lancehead) (Attributes)
Bothrops jararacussu (Jararacussu) (Attributes)
Bothrops jonathani (Jonathan's lancehead) (Attributes)
Bothrops lanceolatus (Martinican pit viper) (Endangered) (Attributes)
Bothrops lenhoseri
Bothrops leucurus (White-tailed lancehead) (Attributes)
Bothrops lutzi (Sertao Lancehead) (Attributes)
Bothrops maccartneyi
Bothrops marajoensis (Marajo lancehead) (Attributes)
Bothrops marmoratus (Marbled lancehead)
Bothrops mattogrossensis (Attributes)
Bothrops medusa (Venezuela Forest Pit Viper) (Endangered) (Attributes)
Bothrops mexicoiensis
Bothrops monsignifer
Bothrops moojeni (Brazilian Lancehead) (Attributes)
Bothrops muriciensis (Critically Endangered) (Attributes)
Bothrops neuwiedi (Barba Amarilla, Fer-de-Lance, common lancehead) (Attributes)
Bothrops oligobalius
Bothrops oligolepis (Inca Forest Pit Viper)
Bothrops osbornei (Chocoan lancehead) (Vulnerable)
Bothrops otavioi (Jararaca) (Critically Endangered) (Attributes)
Bothrops pauloensis (Jararaca Pintada) (Attributes)
Bothrops pictus (Desert Lancehead) (Attributes)
Bothrops pirajai (Piraja's lancehead) (Endangered) (Attributes)
Bothrops pubescens (Pampas lancehead) (Attributes)
Bothrops pulcher (Pitviper) (Attributes)
Bothrops pulchra
Bothrops punctatus (Chocoan Forest Pit Viper) (Attributes)
Bothrops rhombeatus
Bothrops sanctaecrucis (Bolivian Lancehead) (Attributes)
Bothrops sazimai
Bothrops sonene
Bothrops taeniatus
Bothrops venezuelensis (Venezuela Lancehead) (Attributes)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0