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Like most vipers, B. insularis gives live birth to its young. The average size for a litter of golden lanceheads is 6.5 newborns. [ 9 ] There are no published data for the size of the golden lancehead at birth, but newborns are probably of a similar size to B. jararaca , the neonates of which have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 24.5 to 25.3 cm ...
This is a list of all genera, species and subspecies of the subfamily Viperinae, otherwise referred to as viperines, true vipers, pitless vipers or Old World vipers.It follows the taxonomy of McDiarmid et al. (1999) [1] and ITIS.
Bothrops is a genus of highly venomous pit vipers endemic to the Neotropics. [1] The generic name, Bothrops, is derived from the Greek words βόθρος, bothros, meaning ' pit ', and ὄψ, ops, meaning ' eye ' or ' face ', together an allusion to the heat-sensitive loreal pit organs.
Bothrops atrox — also known as the common lancehead, fer-de-lance, barba amarilla [3] and mapepire balsain — is a highly venomous pit viper species found in the tropical lowlands of northern South America east of the Andes, as well as the Caribbean island of Trinidad. [2] No subspecies are currently recognized. [4]
Bothrops jararaca—known as the jararaca [4] or yarara [5] —is a highly venomous pit viper species endemic to South America in southern Brazil, Paraguay, and northern Argentina. The specific name, jararaca, is derived from Old Tupi îararaka. Within its geographic range, it is often abundant and is an important cause of snakebite. [4]
Bothrops bilineatus, also known as the two-striped forest-pitviper, [3] [4] parrotsnake, [5] Amazonian palm viper, [6] or green jararaca, [3] [7] is a highly venomous pit viper species found in the Amazon region of South America. Two subspecies are currently recognized, including the nominate subspecies described here. [3]
Vipera ammodytes, commonly known as horned viper, long-nosed viper, nose-horned viper, and sand viper, [3] [4] is a species of viper found in southern Europe, mainly northern Italy, the Balkans, and parts of Asia Minor. Like all other vipers, it is venomous.
It reached a total length possibly exceeding 4 m (13 ft) [2] and a mass of up to 26 kg (57 lb), making this perhaps the largest viper discovered yet. [ 4 ] [ 2 ] Originally described by Sir Richard Owen, the original fossils had been lost, until rediscovery of a single vertebra was discovered somewhere near Thessaloniki in 2014.