Check List 16(5): 1143-1147, doi: 10.15560/16.5.1143

Bothrops taeniatus Wagler, 1824 (Serpentes, Viperidae): additional country record and list of voucher specimens for Bolivia

Randy L. Powell^‡, Cord B. Eversole^§, Dennis Lizarro^|, Ashton V. Crocker^‡, Gonzalo Calderón Vaca^¶, Elizabeth A. Surovic^#

‡ Texas A&M University - Kingsville, Kingsville, United States of America§ Texas A&M International University, Laredo, United States of America| Universidad Autónoma del Beni, Trinidad, Bolivia¶ Universidad Amazónica de Pando, Cobija, Bolivia# Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Kingsville, United States of America

Corresponding author: Randy L. Powell ( randy.powell@tamuk.edu )

Academic editor: Renato Recoder

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Citation: Powell RL, Eversole CB, Lizarro D, Crocker AV, Calderón Vaca G, Surovic EA (2020) Bothrops taeniatus Wagler, 1824 (Serpentes, Viperidae): additional country record and list of voucher specimens for Bolivia. Check List 16(5): 1143-1147. https://doi.org/10.15560/16.5.1143

Abstract

We present a new country record and range extension for the snake species Bothrops taeniatus Wagler, 1824 (Serpentes, Viperidae). The specimen represents the northeastmost record in Bolivia and fills the distributional gap between the known Brazilian and Bolivian populations. There is a paucity of published information on locality data and information on this species and this account contributes to the knowledge of its distributional status.

Keywords

Neotropics, Pando, primary rainforest, reptile, squamata, snake, venomous