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Bothrops pictus (TSCHUDI, 1845)

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Higher TaxaViperidae, Crotalinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Desert Lancehead 
SynonymLachesis picta TSCHUDI 1845
Bothrops pictus — COPE 1878: 33
Lachesis pictus — BOULENGER 1896
Bothrops roedingeri MERTENS 1942
Trimeresurus pictus — SCHMIDT & WALKER 1943
Bothrops pictus — CAMPBELL & LAMAR 1989: 217
Bothrops pictus — WELCH 1994: 35
Bothrops pictus — MCDIARMID, CAMPBELL & TOURÉ 1999: 270
Bothrops roedingeri — CAMPBELL & LAMAR 2004
Bothrops roedingeri — CHAVEZ & VENEGAS 2007
Jackyhoserea pictus — HOSER 2012
Bothrops pictus — CARRASCO et al. 2012
Bothrops pictus — WALLACH et al. 2014: 118
Bothrops roedingeri — WALLACH et al. 2014: 119 
DistributionPeru (along the pacific coast, elevation up to 1800 m)

Type locality: high mountains of Peru (in error fide SCHMIDT & WALKER 1943), actually “Lima, Peru”.

roedingeri: Peru; Type locality: "Hacienda Huayri" [Huayuri, Peru]  
Reproductionovovivparous 
TypesLectotype: MHNN 6, designated by Schätti, 1986. paralectotype: MHNN 7 (Neuchâtel).
Holotype: SMF 6017 [roedingeri] 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (2480 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentVenomous!

Synonymy: Incertae sedis fide FENWICK et al. 2009. B. roedingeri was synonymized with picturs by CAMPBELL & LAMAR 1992 but regarded as valid species by some later authors, e.g. FENWICK et al. 2009 list roedingeri as valid species but cannot place it into any genus. 
EtymologyNamed after Latin pictus, painted; colored; decorated. [“...L. supra ex griseo brunea maculis subrotundis, irregularibus, in dorsi parte posteriore confluentibus, nigro-violaceis, in utroque corporis latere serie e maculis parvis composita...”]. (from Esteban Lavilla, pers. comm., May 2024) 
References
  • Campbell, J.A. & Lamar, W.W. 1989. The Venomous Reptiles of Latin America. Comstock Publishing/Cornell University Press, Ithaca
  • Campbell,J.A. & Lamar,W.W. 1992. Taxonomic status of miscellaneous Neotropical viperids, with the description of a new genus. Occ. Papers Mus. Texas Tech. Univ. 153: 1-31 - get paper here
  • Carrasco, Paola A.; Leynaud, Gerardo C.; Scrocchi, Gustavo J 2010. Redescription of the southernmost snake species, Bothrops ammodytoides (Serpentes: Viperidae: Crotalinae). Amphibia-Reptilia 31: 323-338 - get paper here
  • Chávez, G. & Venegas, P. 2007. Looking for Macanches in the dry forest of Peru. Reptilia (GB) (51): 54-59 - get paper here
  • Chavez, G. & A. P. Mendoza 2011. Überleben im Sand - Eine Exkursion in die peruanische Wüste. Reptilia (Münster) 16 (92): 40-46 - get paper here
  • Cope, E.D. 1878. Synopsis of the cold blooded Vertebrata, procured by Prof. James Orton, during his exploration of Peru in 1876-77. Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc. 17: 33-49 [1877] - get paper here
  • Dehling, D. M. & Tello, A. 2012. Bothrops pictus (desert lancehead) and Pseudalsophis elegans (elegant racer) predation. Herpetological Review 43: 656-657 - get paper here
  • 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
  • Hoser, R. 2012. A new genus of pitviper (Serpentes: Viperidae) from South America. Australasian J. Herpetol. 11: 25-27 - get paper here
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