• Source: Bothrocophias

Bothrocophias is a genus of pit vipers in the subfamily Crotalinae of the family Viperidae, known by the common name toadheaded pit vipers. The genus is endemic to South America.




Taxonomy


Bothrocophias is a relatively recently identified genus that consists of four to nine species, most of which were traditionally placed in Bothrops.




Oviparity


Recent evidence published by Campbell and Lamar (1989, 2004) suggests that Bothrocophias colombianus may lay eggs rather than give birth to live young. This would make it almost unique among New World pitvipers (but not Asian species). The only other American pitvipers known to lay eggs are the four species of bushmaster (Lachesis).




Species


The following nine species are recognized as being valid.

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Bothrocophias.




References






Further reading



Campbell JA, Lamar WW (1989). The Venomous Reptiles of Latin America. Ithaca, New York: Comstock Publishing Associates. 440 pp. ISBN 978-0801420597.
Gutberlet RL, Campbell JA (2001). "Generic Recognition for a Neglected Lineage of South Amnerican Pitvipers (Squamata: Viperidae: Crotalinae), with the Description of a New Species from the Colombian Chocó ". American Museum Novitates (3316): 1–15. (Bothrocophias, new genus, p. 4). (Bothrocophias myersi, new species, p. 7).

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Beludak
• Mura
• Bothrocophias
• Bothrocophias colombianus
• Bothrocophias myrringae
• Bothrocophias campbelli
• Bothrocophias tulitoi
• Bothrocophias microphthalmus
• Bothrocophias hyoprora
• Bothrocophias andianus
• Bothrocophias myersi
• List of crotaline species and subspecies