Bothrops lojanus

Bothrops lojanus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Subfamily: Crotalinae
Genus: Bothrops
Species: B. lojanus
Binomial name
Bothrops lojanus
Parker, 1930

Bothrops lojanus, or the Lojan lancehead, is a species of venomous pit viper in the Viperidae family.[2] It is endemic to Ecuador.[3]

Geographic range

It is found in Ecuador in the provinces of Loja and Zamora-Chinchipe.[4]

References

  1. Cisneros-Heredia, D. (2010). "Bothrops lojanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
  2. 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).
  3. "Bothrops". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 3 November 2006.
  4. The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.

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