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Bothrops fonsecai HOGE & BELLUOMINI, 1959

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Higher TaxaViperidae, Crotalinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Fonseca's Lancehead
Portuguese: Cotiara, Cotiara-Estrela, Jararaca-das-Montanhas, Jararaca-Estrela, Urutu, Urutu-da-Serra 
SynonymBothrops fonsecai HOGE & BELLUOMINI 1959
Bothrops fonsecai — PETERS et al. 1970: 46
Bothrops fonsecai — WELCH 1994: 33
Bothrops fonsecai — MCDIARMID, CAMPBELL & TOURÉ 1999: 261
Rhinocerophis fonsecai — FENWICK et al. 2009
Bothrops fonsecai — CARRASCO et al. 2012
Rhinocerophis fonsecai — WALLACH et al. 2014: 649
Bothrops fonsecai — NOGUEIRA et al. 2019 
DistributionBrazil (NE Sao Paulo, S Rio de Janeiro, S Minas Gerais)

Type locality: Santo Antonio do Capivary, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  
Reproductionovovivparous 
TypesHolotype: IBSP (= IB) 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (2685 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentVenomous! 
Etymologynamed after Prof. Dr. Flavio da Fonseca, “Chefe do Laboratorio de Parasitolog'Ïa do Instituto Butantan e Professor Catedratico da Escola Paulista de Medicina.” 
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