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Distribution

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Continent: South-America
Distribution: Ecuador, Peru, NW Bolivia, W Colombia
Type locality: Between Balso Puerto and Moyabamba, Peru.
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Bothrocophias microphthalmus

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Bothrocophias microphthalmus, or the small-eyed toad-headed pit viper, is a species of venomous snake in the family Viperidae.[2] The species is endemic to northwestern South America.[3]

Geographic range

B. microphthalmus is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia.

The type locality is "between Balsa Puerto and Moyobamba, Peru".[1]

Description and Characteristics

The small eyed toad headed pit viper

References

  1. ^ a b "Bothrocophias microphthalmus ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  2. ^ McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré TA. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
  3. ^ "Bothrocophias ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 3 November 2006.
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Bothrocophias microphthalmus: Brief Summary

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Bothrocophias microphthalmus, or the small-eyed toad-headed pit viper, is a species of venomous snake in the family Viperidae. The species is endemic to northwestern South America.

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