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Higher TaxaViperidae, Crotalinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Whitetail Lancehead
Portuguese: Boca-Podre, Cabeça-de-Patrona, Caissaca, Capangueiro, Cobra-de-Quatro-Ventas, Cobra-do-Rabo-Branco, Jaracuçu, Jaracuçu-de-Quatro-Ventras, Jararaca, Jararaca-Baiana, Jararaca-Bahiana, Jararaca-da-Cauda-Branca, Jararaca-do-Rabo-Branco, Malha-de-Sapo, Quatro-Ventas 
SynonymBothrops megaera WAGLER 1824: 50
Bothrops leucurus WAGLER 1824: 57 (?)
Trimeresurus pradoi HOGE 1948
Bothrops pradoi — CAMPBELL & LAMAR 1989: 220
Bothrops leucurus — WELCH 1994: 33
Bothrops pradoi — WELCH 1994: 35
Bothrops leucurus — MCDIARMID, CAMPBELL & TOURÉ 1999: 265
Bothrops pradoi — MCDIARMID, CAMPBELL & TOURÉ 1999: 270
Bothrops leucurus — FENWICK et al. 2009
Bothrops leucurus — CARRASCO et al. 2012
Bothrops leucurus — WALLACH et al. 2014: 117
Bothrops leucurus — NOGUEIRA et al. 2019 
DistributionBrazil (Espirito Santo, Bahia, Sergipe, Alagoas, Pernambuco, Ceará, Paraíba)

pradoi: Brazil (Espirito Santo to S Bahia)

Type locality: Bahía, Brazil.  
Reproductionovovivparous, facultative parthenogenesis (Cubides-Cubillos et al. 2020) 
TypesLectotype: ZSM 2698/0/2 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (3233 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentVenomous!

Synonymy: B. pradoi has been synonymized with B. leucurus by PUORTO et al. (2001). Listed as a synonym of B. leucurus in PETERS & OREJAS-MIRANDA 1970. 
EtymologyNamed after Greek leuco (λευκο), white + Greek oura (ουρα), tail. (WAGLER 1824, Esteban Lavilla, pers. comm., April 2024) 
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