Bothrops itapetiningae

Bothrops itapetiningae
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Viperidae
Genus:	Bothrops
Species:	B. itapetiningae
Binomial name
Bothrops itapetiningae (Boulenger, 1907)
Synonyms
Lachesis itapetiningae Boulenger, 1907 Bothrops itapetiningae – Amaral, 1929 Rhinocerophis itapetiningae – Fenwick et al., 2009[2] Bothrops itapetiningae – Carrasco et al., 2012[2]

Bothrops itapetiningae, or the São Paulo lancehead, is a species of venomous snake in the family Viperidae.[3] It is endemic to the Cerrado region, savannas of central Brazil.[1][2]

Geographic range

It is found in the Brazilian states of Goiás, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso and São Paulo.[1][2] The type locality is Itapetininga, a municipality in the State of São Paulo [Brazil].[2][4]

References

1. Silveira, A.L., Sawaya, R.J. & Nogueira, C. de C. (2021). "Bothrops itapetiningae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T178266A96475928.
2. Bothrops itapetiningae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 23 April 2016.
3. 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).
4. Boulenger. 1907. p. 338.

Further reading

• Boulenger GA. 1907. Description of a new Pit-Viper from Brazil. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Seventh Series. 20: 338. ("Lachesis itapetiningæ" )