Bothrops pirajai

Taxobox
name = "Bothrops pirajai"
status = VU
status_system = iucn2.3
trend = down
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
phylum = Chordata
subphylum = Vertebrata
classis = Reptilia
ordo = Squamata
subordo = Serpentes
familia = Viperidae
subfamilia = Crotalinae
genus = "Bothrops"
species = "B. pirajai"
binomial = "Bothrops pirajai"
binomial_authority = Amaral, 1923
synonyms = * "Bothrops pirajai" - Amaral, 1923
* "Bothrops neglecta" - Amaral, 1923
* "Bothrops pirajai" - Peters & Orejas-Miranda, 1970McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).]

:"Common names: Piraja's lancehead.Campbell JA, Lamar WW. 2004. The Venomous Reptiles of the Western Hemisphere. Comstock Publishing Associates, Ithaca and London. 870 pp. 1500 plates. ISBN 0-8014-4141-2.] ""Bothrops pirajai" is a venomous pitviper species found in Brazil. No subspecies are currently recognized.ITIS|ID=634878|taxon="Bothrops pirajai"|year=2007|date=3 August]

Description

The maximum length recorded for this species is 137 cm. It is stocky and terrestrial.

Geographic range

Found in Brazil in central and southern Bahia. Possibly, it may also occur in Minas Gerais. The type locality given is "Ilheos, Bahia, Brazil."

Conservation status

This species is classified as vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List for the following criteria: A1c (v2.3, 1994).Redlist species|no=39902|genus=Bothrops|species=pirajai|date=2 September|year=2007] This means that it is not Critically Endangered or Endangered, but is facing a high risk of extinction in the wild in the medium-term future due to population reduction in the form of an observed, estimated, inferred or suspected reduction of at least 20% over the last 10 years or three generations, whichever is the longer, based on a decline in area of occupancy, extent of occurrence and/or quality of habitat. The population trend is down. Year assessed: 2000.Redlist CC1994|date=2 September|year=2007]

The rainforest inhabited by this species is unfortunately decreasing in area and quality, while becoming increasingly fragmented through deforestation. The areas that have been cleared are mainly being used for cocoa plantations.

ee also

* List of crotaline species and subspecies
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* Snakebite

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