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The Turtles of Venezuela is an identification guide of the Testudines families that are found in Venezuela, written by zoologist Pedro Trebbau and herpetologist Peter Pritchard. [1] It was originally published in English in 1984, by the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles as the Number 2 of the series Contributions to herpetology. [2]
Pages in category "Reptiles of Venezuela" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 331 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Some 23% of reptilian and 50% of amphibian species that inhabit the country are endemic to Venezuela. Overall, around 8,000 species (the world's 5th highest total) are endemic to the country. Venezuela hosts a total of 1,417 bird species, more than 351 mammals, 341 reptiles, 315 amphibians and more than 2,000 freshwater and marine fishes. [1]
The largest recorded specimen was 3.65 m (almost 12 feet) long, making the species the largest of all vipers and the longest venomous snake in the Western Hemisphere. [5] Lachesis muta is the third longest venomous snake in the world, exceeded in length only by the king cobra and the black mamba .
The echinoderms of Venezuela are a strictly marine animal phylum comprising about 124 species of marine waters designated for Venezuelan Caribbean. [1] The first lists of species for Venezuelan coast date back to 1939 [ 2 ] and 1967.
Micrurus isozonus, the equal-banded coral snake, Venezuela coral snake, or Sandner's coral snake, is a species of snake of the family Elapidae. [ 2 ] The snake is found in Brazil , Colombia , Guyana , and Venezuela .
The terciopelo (Bothrops asper) [note 1] is a species of pit vipers, found from north-east Mexico to northern South America. [6] At low to moderate elevations, its habitat ranges from northeastern Mexico to Colombian and Ecuadorian Andes, as well as Venezuela. [3]
Anolis anatoloros is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is found in Venezuela. [2] References This page was last edited on 7 August 2021 ...