Bothrops pradoi
| Bothrops pradoi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Viperidae |
| Subfamily: | Crotalinae |
| Genus: | Bothrops |
| Species: | B. pradoi |
| Binomial name | |
| Bothrops pradoi (Hoge, 1948) | |
| Synonyms | |
Bothrops pradoi is a species of venomous snake in the Viperidae family.[2] It is endemic to Brazil.[3]
Etymology
The specific name, pradoi, is in honor of Brazilian herpetologist Alcides Prado, who was one of Hoge's colleagues at the Instituto Butantan in São Paulo, Brazil.[4]
Taxonomy
Some authorities consider this species to be a synonym of Bothrops leucurus.[1]
References
- 1 2 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).
- ↑ "Bothrops". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 3 November 2006.
- ↑ Boelens, Bo, Michael Watkins, Michael Grayson. 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Johns Hopkins University Press. Baltimore, Maryland. 312 pp. ISBN 1-4214-0135-5.
Further reading
- Hoge, A.R. 1948. Notas Erpetologicas 3. Uma nova espécie de Trimeresurus. Memórias do Instituto Butantan 20: 193-202. (Trimeresurus pradoi )
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