Bothrocophias lojanus

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Bothrocophias lojanus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Genus: Bothrocophias
Species:
B. lojanus
Binomial name
Bothrocophias lojanus
(Parker, 1930)
Bothrops lojanus distribution.png
Synonyms [2]
  • Bothrops lojana
    Parker, 1930
  • Bothrops alticola
    Parker 1939
  • Bothriopsis alticola
    Welch, 1994
  • Bothrops lojanus
    — Welch, 1994
  • Bothrocophias lojanus
    Hamdan et al., 2019

Bothrocophias lojanus, also known commonly as the Lojan lancehead in English, and macanchi or macaucho in Spanish, is a species of venomous pit viper in the subfamily Crotalinae of the family Viperidae. [3] The species is native to northwestern South America.

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Geographic range

B. lojanus is found in Ecuador and Peru. [1] [2] [4]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of B. lojanus is forest at altitudes of 1,900–3,678 m (6,234–12,067 ft). [1]

Diet

B. lojanus preys upon lizards and small rodents. [5]

Reproduction

B. lojanus is viviparous. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Cisneros-Heredia DF (2019). "Bothrops lojanus ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T174144A54445329. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T174144A54445329.en. Accessed on 18 January 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 Species Bothrocophias lojanus at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  3. 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).
  4. "Bothrops ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 3 November 2006.
  5. Arteaga A (2020).

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