Subphylum Vertebrata Suborder Serpentes Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Higher classification Bothrops | |
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Similar Bothrops, Snake, Bothrops erythromelas, Vipers, Bothrops moojeni | ||
Bothrops leucurus, commonly known as the whitetail lancehead or the Bahia lancehead, is a venomous pit viper species endemic to Brazil. No subspecies are currently recognized.
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Bothrops leucurus fast bite
Geographic range
It is found in eastern Brazil along the Atlantic coast from northern Espírito Santo north to Alagoas and Ceará. Bothrops leucurus occurs more inland in several parts of Bahia. The identity of disjunct populations west of the Rio São Francisco is uncertain. The type locality is listed as "provinciae Bahiae".
References
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