Bothrocophias hyoprora, or the Amazonian toad-headed pitviper, is a species of venomous snake in the family Viperidae.[2] It is endemic to north-western South America.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Viperidae |
| Genus: | Bothrocophias |
| Species: | B. hyoprora
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| Binomial name | |
| Bothrocophias hyoprora Amaral, 1935
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Geographic range edit
It is found in Bolivia, Brazil (in the states of Acre, Amazonas, Pará, and Rondônia), Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ 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).
- ^ "Bothrocophias". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 3 November 2006.
Further reading edit
- Amaral, A.P. 1935. Estudos sobre ophídios neotropicos XXXIII. Novas especies de ophídios da Colombia. Memórias do Instituto Butantan 9 : 219-223 + 1 Plate.
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