Bothrocophias lojanus

Bothrocophias lojanus
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Viperidae
Genus:	Bothrocophias
Species:	B. lojanus
Binomial name
	Bothrocophias lojanus; (Parker, 1930)
Synonyms
	Bothrops lojana ; Parker, 1930; Bothrops alticola ; Parker 1939; Bothriopsis alticola ; — Welch, 1994; Bothrops lojanus ; — Welch, 1994; Bothrocophias lojanus ; — Hamdan et al., 2019; Carrasco et al., 2023;

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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Bothrocophias lojanus
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Viperidae
Genus:	Bothrocophias
Species:	B. lojanus
Binomial name
*Bothrocophias lojanus* (Parker, 1930)

Synonyms^[2]
Bothrops lojana Parker, 1930 Bothrops alticola Parker 1939 Bothriopsis alticola — Welch, 1994 Bothrops lojanus — Welch, 1994 Bothrocophias lojanus — Hamdan et al., 2019; Carrasco et al., 2023