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Bothrops (pit viper)

Reptilia - Viperidae

Taxonomy
Bothrops was named by Wagler (1824). It is extant.

It was assigned to Viperidae by Wagler (1824).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1824Bothrops Wagler
1824Bothrops Wagler

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Eugnathostomata
Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
suborderOphidia(Latreille 1804)
Serpentes(Linnaeus 1758)
infraorderAlethinophidia
superfamilyColubroidea
familyViperidae
genusBothropsWagler 1824

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Bothrops Wagler 1824 [pit viper]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Adult length: 1000 to < 10^4f
Grouping: solitaryf
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: carnivoref
Reproduction: oviparousf
Created: 2005-09-05 19:48:27
Modified: 2005-09-10 11:39:27
Source: f = family, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Behler and King 1979, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Montehermosan to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 5.00000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Montehermosan5.0 - 3.8Argentina (Buenos Aires) Bothrops sp., Bothrops alternatus (198863)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Brazil (Goiás) Bothrops sp. (211821)