Bothrops caribbaeus

Bothrops caribbaeus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Viperoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Amorphea
Cladus: Obazoa
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Cladus: Filozoa
Cladus: Choanozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Cladus: Eugnathostomata
Cladus: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Cladus: Stegocephali
Cladus: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Sauropsida
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Cladus: Diapsida
Cladus: Neodiapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha
Subclassis: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata
Cladus: Toxicofera
Subordo: Serpentes
Cladus: Caenophidia
Superfamilia: Viperoidea

Familia: Viperidae
Subfamilia: Crotalinae
Genus: Bothrops
Species: Bothrops caribbaeus

Name

Bothrops caribbaeus (Garman, 1887)

  • Lectotype: MCZ 4814, collected by S.W. Garman between 1873–1887. [designated by Lazell (1964: 250)]
  • Type locality: “St. Lucia”, restricted to “Grande Anse, [Dauphin Quarter,] St. Lucia” by Lazell (1964: 251).

Combinations

  • Trigonocephalus caribbaeus Garman, 1887: 285 [original combination]
  • Bothrops caribbaeusLazell, 1964 [subsequent combination]
  • Bothrops lanceolatus caribbaeusSandner-Montilla, 1990: 12 [subsequent combination]

Native distribution areas

  • Saint Lucia.

References

Primary references

Vernacular names

  • English: Saint Lucia Lancehead
  • português: Jararaca-de-Saint-Lucia