Barnett's Lancehead
Bothrops barnetti
Bothrops barnetti, also known commonly as Barnett's lancehead and Barnett's pit viper, is a species of venomous snake, a pit viper in the subfamily Crotalinae of the family Viperidae. The species is endemic to Peru. There are no subspecies that are recognized as being valid.
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Description
Bothrops barnetti is patterned in white and black triangles. Males usually grow to 120 cm (47 inches) in total length (tail included) and are stocky, whereas females are quite smaller and thinner.
Range & habitat
Bothrops barnetti is found along the Pacific coast of northern Peru. It occurs at low elevations in arid, tropical scrub. The type locality given is "from the mouths of Quebradas Honda and Perines, between Lobitos and Talara, northern Peru".
Wikipedia: “Geographic range”
In human culture
The specific name, barnetti, is in honor of Burgess Barnett (1888–1944), who collected the holotype and paratypes. Dr. Barnett was Curator of Reptiles at the London Zoo (1932–1937) and Superintendent of the Rangoon Zoological Gardens (1938–1944).
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 30795.