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Higher TaxaViperidae, Crotalinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies 
Common NamesPortuguese: Boca-de-Sapo, Bocuda, Cabeça-de-Capanga, Jararaca, Jararaca-Cruzeira, Jararaca-de-Rabo-Branco, Jararaca-Pintada, Jararacussu, Jararaquinha, Rabo-de-Osso, Urutu 
SynonymBothrops neuwiedi pauloensis AMARAL 1925: 59
Bothrops neuwiedi pauloensis — HOGE 1966: 128 [1965]
Bothrops neuwiedi pauloensis — VALDUJO et al. 2002
Bothrops pauloensis — DA SILVA in CAMPBELL & LAMAR 2004
Bothrops pauloensis — JANSEN et al. 2007
Bothrops (neuwiedi) pauloensis — MONZEL & WÜSTER 2008
Bothrops pauloensis — DA SILVA & RODRIGUES 2008
Bothropoides pauloensis — FENWICK et al. 2009
Bothrops (neuwiedi) pauloensis — DEMPFLE 2012
Bothrops pauloensis — CARRASCO et al. 2012
Bothropoides pauloensis — WALLACH et al. 2014: 114
Bothrops pauloensis — NOGUEIRA et al. 2019 
DistributionBrazil (Goiás, W Minas Gerais, São Paulo, S Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, N Paraná), Paraguay, Bolivia

Type locality: Leme: São Paulo: Brazil.  
Reproductionovoviviparous 
TypesHolotype: IBSP 3013, adult male 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: Postocular stripe well marked, which frequently expands around the labial fissure, developing a melanism on the sides of head. All the supralabials with uniform pigmentation, without conspicuous spots. Oblique occipital blotches rarely surpass quadratemandibular articulation, consequently postcephalic stripes are absent. Borders of the dorsolateral blotches with variable contour: diffuse or well marked. Blotches between two consecutive dorsolateral blotches usually absent. Keels with the same coloration of the dorsal scales. Ground coloration extremely varied, but the cream tone with the black dorsolateral blotches are more common. Dorsolateral blotches of the trunk from 11 to 25 (modes 15 and 17) with variable formats and relatively distant from each other. 
Comment 
EtymologyNamed after the type locality. 
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