| Bolivian lancehead | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Viperidae |
| Genus: | Bothrops |
| Species: | B. sanctaecrucis |
| Binomial name | |
| Bothrops sanctaecrucis Hoge, 1966 | |
Bothrops sanctaecrucis, or the Bolivian lancehead, is a species of venomous snake in the family Viperidae. It is endemic to South America.
Geographic range
It is found in Bolivia in the departments of Beni and Santa Cruz.
The type locality is Río Sécure, Oromono, Bolivia.
References
- McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
- "Bothrops". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 3 November 2006.
- The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading
- Hoge, A.R. 1966. Preliminary account on Neotropical Crotalinae (Serpentes: Viperidae). Memórias do Instituto Butantan 32 : 109–184.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Bothrops sanctaecrucis | |
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