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Bothrops pubescens (Pampas lancehead)

Synonyms: Bothropoides pubescens; Bothrops neuwiedi pubescens; Bothrops neuwiedi riograndensis; Trigonocephalus pubescens

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.
View Wikipedia Record: Bothrops pubescens

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  131 grams
Litter Size [2]  12
Maximum Longevity [1]  15 years
Venomous [3]  Yes

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Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
♦ 2Reproduction in Neotropical Pitvipers, with Emphasis on Species of the Genus Bothrops, Selma Maria Almeida-Santos and Maria da Graca Salomão, Biology of Vipers, p. 445-462, 2002
♦ 3Venomous snakes and antivenoms search interface, World Health Organization
♦ 4Feeding Habits and Habitat Use in Bothrops pubescens (Viperidae, Crotalinae) from Southern Brazil, Marília T. Hartmann, Paulo A. Hartmann, Sonia Z. Cechin, and Marcio Martins, Journal of Herpetology, Vol. 39, No. 4, pp. 664–667, 2005
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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