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Bothrops lanceolatus (Martinican pit viper)

Synonyms: Coluber lanceolatus (heterotypic); Coluber megaera; Lachesis lanceolatus (heterotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Bothrops lanceolatus — known as the fer-de-lance, Martinican pit viper, and Martinique lancehead — is a species of pit viper generally considered endemic to the island of Martinique. No one has satisfactorily explained why it has flourished there but is unknown on nearly all other Caribbean islands. Some reserve the common name fer-de-lance for this species, while others apply that name to other Bothrops species as well. No subspecies are currently recognized.
View Wikipedia Record: Bothrops lanceolatus

Endangered Species

Status: Endangered
View IUCN Record: Bothrops lanceolatus

Attributes

Maximum Longevity [1]  13 years

External References

Citations

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
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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