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Bothrops Otavioi
''Bothrops otavioi'', also known as Jararaca-de-Vitória in Portuguese language, Portuguese, is an Endangered species, endangered species of pit viper from Vitória (island), Vitória Island, São Paulo, Brazil. It is considered on of the top 30 most endangered viper species, possibly critically. The species is named after Otavio A. V. Marques, a prominent Herpetology, herpetologist at the Instituto Butantan. Similarly, the English language, English name 'Vitória's Lancehead' has been suggested for common use. Description ''Bothrops otavioi'' is similar ''Bothrops jararaca, B. jararaca'' and is distinguishable by its smaller males, fewer and larger intersupraocular scales, fewer ventral scales in females, fewer subcaudal scales in males, fewer and more rounded anterior cephalic scales and differences in male Sex organ, genitalia. ''B. otavioi'' can also be distinguished from ''Bothrops alcatraz, B. alcatraz'' by its fewer intersupraoculars, more ventrals, more subcaudals in m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portuguese Language
Portuguese ( or, in full, ) is a western Romance language of the Indo-European language family, originating in the Iberian Peninsula of Europe. It is an official language of Portugal, Brazil, Cape Verde, Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau and São Tomé and Príncipe, while having co-official language status in East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, and Macau. A Portuguese-speaking person or nation is referred to as " Lusophone" (). As the result of expansion during colonial times, a cultural presence of Portuguese speakers is also found around the world. Portuguese is part of the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several dialects of Vulgar Latin in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia and the County of Portugal, and has kept some Celtic phonology in its lexicon. With approximately 250 million native speakers and 24 million L2 (second language) speakers, Portuguese has approximately 274 million total speakers. It is usually listed as the sixth-most spoken language, the third-most sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
