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Franceses Island-Lancehead

Bothrops sazimai

Classification

Family
Viperidae

Bothrops sazimai, or Franceses Island-lancehead, is a species of pit viper from Franceses Island, Brazil. Etymology It is named after Professor Ivan Sazima for his contribution to the study of natural history and conservation of Brazilian fauna, and for his field studies on Bothrops jararaca. Description Bothrops sazimai can be distinguished from other Bothrops species by its larger eyes, shorter and higher head, slender body, longer tail, grey/brown colouring, cream-white grey-speckled underbelly and the specific numbers of specific scales.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Brazil · 1