Bothrops venezuelensis
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B. venezuelensis
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| Bothrops venezuelensis Sandner-Montilla, 1952
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Bothrops venezuelensis, or the Venezuelan lancehead, is a species of venomous snake in the Viperidae family.[1] It is endemic to South America.[2]
Toxicology
There is not much known about the dangerousness of the venom to humans, but potentially lethal envenoming is possible. The venom of B. venezuelensis contains procoagulants,[3] possibly also myotoxins and cytotoxic substances.[4]
Geographic range
It is found in Colombia and northern Venezuela.
The type locality is " 'Boca de Tigre', Serranía de El Avila, Distrito Federal, Venezuela ".[5]
References
- ↑ McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
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- ↑ DocCheck Flexikon: Bothrops venezuelensis (German)
- ↑ WCH Clinical Toxinology Resources: Bothrops venezuelensis
- ↑ The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading
- Sandner-Montilla, Fernando. 1952. Serpientes Bothrops de Venezuela. Monografias Cientificas del Instituto de Terapeutica Experimental de los Laboratorios "Veros" LTDA. 9 (21): 5 pp. (unnumbered).
External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
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