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Golden lancehead
Conservation status
Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Reptilia
Order:
Squamata
Suborder:
Serpentes
Family:
Viperidae
Genus:
Bothrops
Species:
B. insularis
Binomial name
Bothrops insularis
(Amaral, 1922)
Synonyms
Lachesis insularis Amaral, 1922
Bothrops insularis – Amaral, 1930
Bothrops insularis – Golay et al., 1993[2]
Bothrops insularis, commonly known as the golden lancehead,[3] is a highly venomous pit viper species found exclusively on the Ilha da Queimada Grande, off the coast of São Paulo state, in Brazil.[3] The species is named for the light yellowish-brown color of its underside and for its head shape that is characteristic of the genus Bothrops. No subspecies of Bothrops insularis are currently recognized.[4] It is one of the most venomous snakes in Latin America.
^IUCN (2012-12-31). "Bothrops insularis: Silveira, A.L., Prudente, A.L. da C., Argôlo , A.J.S., Abrahão, C.R., Nogueira, C. de C., Barbo, F.E., Costa, G.C., Pontes, G.M.F., Colli, G.R., Zaher, H. el D., Borges-Martins, M., Martins, M.R.C., Oliveira , M.E., Passos, P.G.H., Bérnils, R.S., Sawaya, R.J., Cechin, C.T.Z & Guedes da Costa, T.B.: The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T2917A123180264". doi:10.2305/iucn.uk.2021-3.rlts.t2917a123180264.en. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Herpetologists' League. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
^ abCampbell JA, Lamar WW. 2004. The Venomous Reptiles of the Western Hemisphere. Comstock Publishing Associates, Ithaca and London. ISBN 0-8014-4141-2.
^"Bothrops insularis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 3 August 2007.
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