Bothrops pubescens

Bothrops pubescens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Genus: Bothrops
Species:
B. pubescens
Binomial name
Bothrops pubescens
(Cope, 1870)
Synonyms
  • Trigonocephalus pubescens
  • Bothrops neuwiedi riograndensis
  • Bothrops neuwiedi pubescens
  • Bothropoides pubescens

Bothrops pubescens is a species of venomous snake in the family Viperidae. It is found in Brazil and Uruguay.[1] Its diet is comprised small mammals (56.2 percent of individual prey found, anurans (21.2%), lizards (7.5%), birds(5.0%). Their prey to predator mass ratio ranges from 0.002 to 0.627. They tend to live in disturbed areas and mainly those close to forest.

References

  1. ^ Bothrops pubescens at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2 August 2007.

2. Hartmann, Marília T., et al. “Feeding Habits and Habitat Use in Bothrops Pubescens (Viperidae, Crotalinae) from Southern Brazil.” Journal of Herpetology, vol. 39, no. 4, 2005, pp. 664–667. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/4092860.