Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Vertebrata Suborder Serpentes Scientific name Bothriopsis peruviana Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Order Squamata Family Viperidae Higher classification Bothriopsis | |
Similar Bothriopsis oligolepis, Bothriopsis, Vipers, Snake, Cerrophidion tzotzilorum | ||
Bothriopsis peruviana is a venomous pitviper species found in Peru. No subspecies are currently recognized.
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Geographic range
Found in southeastern Peru. The type locality given is "La Oroya, Carabaya, southeastern Peru."
Taxonomy
Campbell & Lamar (2004) includes this name in the synonymy of B. oligolepis.
References
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