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Bothrops Pirajai
:''Common names: Piraja's lancehead.Campbell JA, William Wylly Lamar, Lamar WW (2004). ''The Venomous Reptiles of the Western Hemisphere''. Ithaca and London: Comstock Publishing Associates. 870 pp., 1,500 plates. .'' ''Bothrops pirajai'' is a species of venomous snake, a pit viper in the subfamily Crotalinae of the Family (biology), family Viperidae. The species is Endemism, endemic to Brazil. There are no subspecies that are recognized as being valid. Etymology The Specific name (zoology), specific name, ''pirajai'', is in honor of Brazilian parasitologist Pirajá da Silva, who in 1923 was director of the Bahia branch of the Instituto Butantan.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Bothrops pirajai'', p. 208). Description The maximum total length (including tail) recorded for ''B. pirajai'' is . It is stocky and terrestrial. Geographic range ''Bothrops piraj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afrânio Pompílio Gastos Do Amaral
Afrânio Pompílio Gastos do Amaral (1 December 1894 in Belém – 29 November 1982 in São Paulo) was a Brazilian herpetologist. As a youngster, he collected snakes for Augusto Emilio Goeldi (1859-1917). He studied medicine in Salvador, Bahia, later finding employment at the Instituto Butantan in São Paulo. Here, his work involved research and production of anti-venom serum. In 1921 he succeeded Vital Brazil (1865-1950) as director of the Instituto Butantan. During his career, he was the author of over 450 published works.Paragraph based on translated text of an equivalent article at the French Wikipedia; source listed as: Kraig Adler (1989). Contributions to the History of Herpetology, Society for the study of amphibians and reptiles : 202 p. () Taxa Amaral was the taxonomic authority of several herpetological genera (e.g., '' Mastigodryas'', ''Anotosaura'', '' Colobodactylus'') and of around 40 new species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
