Bothrops osbornei
| Bothrops osbornei | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Viperidae |
| Genus: | Bothrops |
| Species: | B. osbornei |
| Binomial name | |
| Bothrops osbornei Freire-Lascano, 1991 | |
Bothrops osbornei is a species of venomous snake in the subfamily Crotalinae of the family Viperidae. The species is native to Ecuador and northwestern Peru.[2]
Etymology
The specific name, osbornei, is in honor of American herpetologist Steven T. Osborne.[3]: 196
Habitat
The requisite natural habitat of Bothrops osbornei is moist or wet forest, at elevations of 500–2,000 m (1,600–6,600 ft).[1]
Behavior
Reproduction
Bothrops osbornei is viviparous.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 Yánez-Muñoz, M.; Brito, J. (2019). "Bothrops osbornei ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T50952238A50952267.en. Accessed on 07 May 2026.
- 1 2 Bothrops osbornei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2 August 2007.
- ↑ Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.
Further reading
- Campbell, J.A.; Lamar, W.W. (1992). "Taxonomic status of miscellaneous neotropical viperids, with the description of a new genus". Occasional Papers, Museum of Texas Tech University. 153: 1–31.
- Fenwick, A.M.; Gutberlet, R.L. Jr.; Evans, J.A.; Parkinson, C.L. (2009). "Morphological and molecular evidence for phylogeny and classification of South American pitvipers, genera Bothrops, Bothriopsis, and Bothrocophias (Serpente: Viperidae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 156 (3): 617–640.
- Freire-Lascano, A. (1991). "Dos nuevas especies de Bothrops en el Ecuador ". Publicaciones de Trabajos Científicos del Ecuador, Universidad Técnica de Machala. 2: 1–11. (Bothrops osbornei, new species). (in Spanish).
- Wallach, V.; Williams, K.L.; Boundy, J. (2014). Snakes of the World: A Catalogue of Living and Extinct Species. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press, a division of Taylor & Francis Group. ISBN 978-1-4822-0847-4. xxviii + 1,209 pp. (Bothrops osbornei, p. 118).