:''Common names: (none).'' ''Bothrops taeniatus lichenosus'' is a venomous

pitviper The Crotalinae, commonly known as pit vipers,Mehrtens JM (1987). ''Living Snakes of the World in Color''. New York: Sterling Publishers. 480 pp. . crotaline snakes (from grc, κρόταλον ''krotalon'' castanet), or pit adders, are a subfa ...

subspecies In biological classification, subspecies is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics (morphology), but that can successfully interbreed. Not all species ...

endemic to South America and known only from one locality in Bolívar State, Venezuela.

Description

Same as for '' B. t. taeniatus'', except that ''B. t. lichenosus'' has fewer ventral scales and fewer

subcaudal scales In snakes, the subcaudal scales are the enlarged plates on the underside of the tail.Wright AH, Wright AA. 1957. Handbook of Snakes. Comstock Publishing Associates (7th printing, 1985). 1105 pp. . These scales may be either single or divided (pair ...

.Campbell JA, Lamar WW. 2004. ''The Venomous Reptiles of the Western Hemisphere''. 2 volumes. Comstock Publishing Associates, Ithaca and London. 870 pp. 1500 plates. .

Geographic range

It is found in South America and known only from the type locality, which is "Chimantá Tepui, Estado Bolívar, Venezuela".

References

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* taeniatus lichenosus Snakes of South America Reptiles of Venezuela Endemic fauna of Venezuela Reptiles described in 1958 Fauna of the Tepuis {{Alethinophidia-stub