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Bothrops itapetiningae (BOULENGER, 1907)

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Higher TaxaViperidae, Crotalinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Sao Paulo Lancehead
Portuguese: Boipeva, Cotiarinha, Jararaca, Jararaquinha, Jararaquinha-do-Campo, 
SynonymLachesis itapetiningae BOULENGER 1907
Lachesis neuwiedi itapetiningae — IHERING 1911: 360
Lachesis itapetiningae — WERNER 1924: 47
Bothrops itapetiningae — AMARAL 1929: 235
Bothrops itapetiningae — PETERS et al. 1970: 46
Bothrops itapetiningae — WELCH 1994: 33
Bothrops itapetiningae — MCDIARMID, CAMPBELL & TOURÉ 1999: 262
Rhinocerophis itapetiningae — FENWICK et al. 2009
Bothrops itapetiningae — CARRASCO et al. 2012
Rhinocerophis itapetiningae — WALLACH et al. 2014: 649
Bothrops itapetiningae — NOGUEIRA et al. 2019 
DistributionSE Brazil (Minas Gerais, S Goias, Mato Grosso, Sao Paulo, Parana, Rio Grande do Sul ?, Santa Catarina)

Type locality: Itapetininga, São Paulo, Brazil.  
Reproductionovoviviparous 
TypesTypes: BMNH 1946.1.19.49-50 (and possibly additional specimens). 
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 2419 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentVenomous! 
EtymologyNamed after the type locality. 
References
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  • Boulenger, G.A. 1907. Description of a new pit viper from Brazil. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (7) 20: 338 - get paper here
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  • FENWICK, ALLYSON M.; RONALD L. GUTBERLET JR, JENNAFER A. EVANS, CHRISTOPHER L. PARKINSON 2009. Morphological and molecular evidence for phylogeny and classification of South American pitvipers, genera Bothrops, Bothriopsis, and Bothrocophias (Serpentes: Viperidae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 156 (3): 617-640 - get paper here
  • Ferreto Fiorillo, Bruno; Alexandro Marques Tozetti, Marcio Martins 2020. Habitat use by five species of sympatric pitvipers (Bothrops, Crotalus) in a Brazilian savannah. Herpetology Notes 13: 951-960 - get paper here
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