Bothrops jararacussu Lacerda, 1884

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Bothrops jararacussu Lacerda, 1884

Type locality. State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil .

Distribution. Known from Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay ( Plt. 64A ). Widespread in Atlantic Forest ( Plt. 64A ) at low to intermediate elevations ( Plt. 64B ). Previous maps and taxonomy in Campbell and Lamar (2004). Observed in the field in humid forest ( Campbell and Lamar, 2004).

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Plate 64. Distribution map of Bothrops jararacussu in relation to (A) South American Ecoregions (adapted from Olson et al., 2001) and (B) elevation. Red star indicates type-locality, if precisely located.