Bothrops jararacussu

Bothrops jararacussu
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Subfamily: Crotalinae
Genus: Bothrops
Species: B. jararacussu
Binomial name
Bothrops jararacussu
Lacerda, 1884[2]
Synonyms
  • Bothrops jararacussu Lacerda, 1884
  • Lachesis jararacussu – Serié, 1915
  • Lachesis lanceolatus
    – Boulenger, 1896 (part)
  • Bothrops jararacussu – Amaral, 1925[3]

Bothrops jararacussu, commonly known in English as the jararacussu, is a venomous pit viper species endemic to South America.[3]

Geographic range

It is found in coastal Brazil (from Bahia to Santa Catarina), Paraguay, southeastern Bolivia, and northeastern Argentina (Misiones Province).[3]

Common names

In Brazil, Bothrops jararacussu is known by many common names, among which are the following: jararacuçu, jararacuçu-verdadeiro, patrona, surucucu, surucucu-dourada, surucucu-tapete, urutu-dourado, and urutu-estrela.[4]

Venom

Like all other species in the genus Bothrops, the jararacussu has rather potent venom, and fatalities are known.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/178720/0
  2. ↑ ITIS (Integrated Taxonomic Information System). www.itis.gov.
  3. 1 2 3 The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  4. ↑ Ferreira, A.B.H. 1986. Novo Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa: Segunda Edição. Nova Fronteira. Rio de Janeiro. p. 984.

Further reading

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