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Bothrops alternatus DUMÉRIL, BIBRON & DUMÉRIL, 1854

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Higher TaxaViperidae, Crotalinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Urutu
G: Urutu, Halbmondlanzenotter
Portuguese: Boicoatiara, Boicotiara, Coatiara, Cotiara, Cruzeira, Cruzeiro, Jararaca-de-Agosto, Jararaca-do-Rabo-de-Porco, Jararaca-Rabo-de-Porco, Rabo-de-Mulita, Urutu, Urutu-Cruzeira, Urutu-Cruzeiro 
SynonymBothrops alternatus DUMÉRIL, BIBRON & DUMÉRIL 1854: 1512
Bothrops alternatus — BOULENGER 1886: 438
Lachesis alternatus BOULENGER 1896
Lachesis inaequalis MAGALHAES 1925: 153
Bothrops alternata — HOGE 1952: 237
Bothrops alternatus — PETERS & OREJAS-MIRANDA 1970: 43
Bothrops alternatus — CEI 1993
Bothrops alternatus — WELCH 1994: 31
Bothrops alternatus — LEYNAUD & BUCHER 1999: 37
Bothrops alternatus — MCDIARMID, CAMPBELL & TOURÉ 1999: 253
Rhinocerophis alternatus — FENWICK et al. 2009
Bothrops alternatus — WINCHELL 2010
Bothrops alternatus — CARRASCO et al. 2012
Rhinocerophis alternatus — WALLACH et al. 2014: 648
Bothrops alternatus — NOGUEIRA et al. 2019 
DistributionNE/C Argentina (Buenos Aires, La Pampa, Santa Fe, Entre Rios, Corrientes, Misiones, Chaco, Formosa, Córdoba, Santiago del Estero, Catamarca, Tucumán, San Luis),
Uruguay, Paraguay, Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Paraná, São Paulo, Minas Gerais, Goiás [HR 32: 58], Mato Grosso do Sul, Rio de Janeiro)

Type locality: Paraguay and South America.  
Reproductionovoviviparous 
TypesSyntypes: MNHN-RA 7744 and MNHN-RA 7765. (not unlocated as reported by MCDIARMID et al. 1999) 
DiagnosisUnfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 313 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentVenomous! 
EtymologyNamed from Latin “alternatus”, meaning alternating, probably in reference to the staggered blotches on the side of the body. 
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