Bothrops marmoratus

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Bothrops marmoratus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Genus: Bothrops
Species:
B. marmoratus
Binomial name
Bothrops marmoratus
Da Silva & Rodrigues, 2008

Bothrops marmoratus, also known as the marbled lancehead, is a species of snake in the family Viperidae. It is native to Brazil.[1]

The specific epithet of this species is a reference to the fact that this species pigmentation looks marbled.[2] The holotype for the species was an adult female collected in Ipameri in Brazil.[1] It belongs to the Bothrops neuwidi species group.[3]

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