Reptilia, Squamata, Viperidae, Bothrops venezuelensis Leybold, 1873: Distribution extension and first country record

By

Mendoza, Juan Salvador
Berrio, Viviana
Gómez, Diego A.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2012-5-1

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

8

Series / Issue

Issue: 2

Pages

310--312

Subjects

Colombia , range extension , Reptilia , Squamata , Viperidae

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/8.2.310

 

Abstract

We report on the presence of Bothrops venezuelensis Leybold, 1873 in Norte de Santander and Boyacá departments, Colombia. These findings represent the first records for the country. Extending the species’ distribution 474 km in a straight-line distance SW from its nearest previously known Venezuelan locality. The present record adds a new clinically important species for Colombia, which needs to be considered in the production of anti-ophidic serum.