Lachesis muta ( Linnaeus, 1766 )
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https://doi.org/ 10.2994/SAJH-D-19-00120.1 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10062519 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03E93867-8E42-D358-4DB2-FCB9FDDEFACD |
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Diego |
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Lachesis muta ( Linnaeus, 1766 ) |
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Lachesis muta ( Linnaeus, 1766) View in CoL
Type locality. Suriname. Corrected to Vitória ,state of Espírito Santo, Brazil, by Fernandes et al. (2004) .
Distribution. Widespread in forested South America, occurring in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela ( Plt. 80A View Plate 80 ). In Brazil, widespread in Amazonia and northern Atlantic Forest, forming a disjunct distribution, with marginal records in the northern portion of the Cerrado and a single record in upland forest in Caatinga ( Plt. 80A View Plate 80 ). Recorded mostly at low elevations ( Plt. 80B View Plate 80 ). Previous maps and taxonomy in Fernandes et al. (2004). Observed in the field in primary and secondary forest ( Martins and Oliveira, 1998; Campbell and Lamar, 2004; Bernarde and Abe, 2006; Bérnils, 2009; Silva-Soares et al., 2011), and also disturbed areas, including pasture, and cocoa plantation ( Argôlo, 2004; Bernarde and Abe, 2006).
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