Bothrops taeniatus Wagler, 1824

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Bothrops taeniatus Wagler in Spix, 1824

Type locality. Amazonia.

Distribution. Known from Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela in Amazonia ( Plt. 78A ). In Brazil, widespread in Amazonia ( Plt. 78A ), mostly at low elevations ( Plt. 78B ). Previous maps and taxonomy in Campbell and Lamar (2004). Observed in the field in forest and forest edges ( Campbell and Lamar, 2004).

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Plate 78. Distribution map of Bothrops taeniatus in relation to (A) South American Ecoregions (adapted from Olson et al., 2001) and (B) elevation. Red star indicates type-locality, if precisely located.