Bothrops moojeni
Bothrops moojeni, commonly known in English as the Brazilian lancehead, is a species of venomous snake in the family Viperidae.[2] It is a pit viper endemic to South America.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Viperidae |
| Genus: | Bothrops |
| Species: | B. moojeni |
| Binomial name | |
| Bothrops moojeni | |
Etymology
The specific name, moojeni, is in honor of Brazilian zoologist João Moojen de Oliveira (1904-1985).[3]
Geographic range
B. moojeni is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay.[4]
The type locality is Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil.[4]
Habitat
B. moojeni inhabits Araucaria moist forests and the Cerrado.[5]
Reproduction
B. moojeni is viviparous.[4]
Common names
In South America common names for B. moojeni include caiçaca, caissaca, caiçara, jacuruçu, and jararação.
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References
- "Bothrops ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
- McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré TA (1999). Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
- Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Bothrops moojeni, p. 182).
- Species Bothrops moojeni at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org
- Borges RC, Araujo AFB (1998). "Seleção de habitat em duas espécies de jararaca ( Bothrops moojeni Hoge e B. neuwiedi Wagler) (Serpentes: Viperidae)". Revista Brasileira de Biologia 58 (4): 591-601. (in Portuguese).
Further reading
- Hoge AR (1966). "Preliminary account on Neotropical Crotalinae (Serpentes: Viperidae)". Memórias do Instituto Butantan 32 [1965]: 109–184. (Bothrops moojeni, new species).
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