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.

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KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassSquamata
FamilyViperidae

Observations recorded993

Bothrocophias - rodzaj jadowitych węży z podrodziny grzechotnikowatych w rodzinie żmijowatych (Viperidae), obejnujący gatunki występujące w Ameryce Południowej.

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 1
Family: Viperidae
Collections: UF
Recorded in: Peru

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Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: pit viper
Image: Bothrocophias hyoprora.jpg

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taxon rank: genus
taxon name: Bothrocophias
topic's main category: Category:Bothrocophias
Commons category: Bothrocophias

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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.

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