About half of the nearly 20 species of Bothrops snakes present are endemic. From Wordnik.com. [Biological diversity in the Atlantic Forest] Reference
Eleven island-endemic reptile species occur: Anolis oculatus, A. roquet, A. luciae, A. trinitatis, A. griseus, Eleutherodactylus shrevei, E. martinicensis, E. euphronides, Typhlops tasymicris, Bothrops carribaeus and Sphaerodactylus microlepis. From Wordnik.com. [Windward Islands dry forests] Reference
The introduction of the mongoose, originally introduced to control rodents and pit vipers (Bothrops), more than any other single factor, is correlated with the extirpation or extinction of reptile populations in the West Indies and particularly the small islands of the Lesser Antilles. From Wordnik.com. [Windward Islands xeric scrub] Reference
Distinctive and restricted range species include Sechura fox (Pseudalopex sechurae), Roedinger's lance head (Bothrops roedingeri), Pizarrita slenderbilled finch Xenospingus concolor, Raimond's Yellow-Finch (Sicalis raimondii), Eugenia ferreyrae, Nolana weissiana, Quinchamalium lomae, Monnina arenicola. From Wordnik.com. [Sechura desert] Reference
In the region of Manu, 68 species of reptiles and 68 species of amphibians have been reported for the lowland areas while 113 species of amphibians and 118 species of reptiles are reported from Madre de Dios, including the rare and interesting pit-vipers (Bothriopsis bilineata, Bothrops brazili), and frogs such as Dendrophidion sp. From Wordnik.com. [Southwest Amazon moist forests] Reference
Reptiles and amphibians include Morelet's crocodile Crocodylus moreletii (DD), the central American river turtle Dermatemys mawii (EN), Claudius angustatus, nine families of amphibian and six genera of turtles, as well as 38 species of non-poisonous and poisonous snakes including coral snake Micrurus diastema sapperi, four species of Bothrops and two sub-species of rattlesnake Crotalus. From Wordnik.com. [Tikal National Park, Guatemala] Reference
Bothrops jararaca, to develop Capoten (captopril). From Wordnik.com. [DrugResearcher RSS] Reference
In a jar on the porch is curled a small brown snake: Bothrops venezuelensis, also known as Venezuelan Lancehead. From Wordnik.com. [Environment news, comment and analysis from the Guardian | guardian.co.uk] Reference
Of these, five are anoles (Anolis oculatus, A. roquet, A. luciae, A. trinitatis, A. griseus), three are eleuths (Eleutherodactylus shrevei, E. martinicensis, E. euphronides), two are snakes (Typhlops tasymicris) (Bothrops carribaeus) and one is a gecko (Sphaerodactylus microlepis). From Wordnik.com. [Windward Islands moist forests] Reference
In general, we find various species of reptiles like the lizard or iguana colorada (Tupinambis rufescens) and ophidia such as the falsa yarará (Pseusotomodon trigonatus), yarará ñata (Bothrops ammodytoides), lampalagua (Boa constrictor occidentalis) and falsa coral (Lystrophis semininctus). From Wordnik.com. [Argentine Monte] Reference
Bothrops Lancéolé, etc.) ". From Wordnik.com. [Two Years in the French West Indies] Reference
Other species include Ctenosaura similis, Basiliscus vittatus, Thecadactylus rapicaudus, Boa imperator, Crotalus durissus, Bothrops asper, Bufo valliceps, Hyla stauffery, H. microcephala, H. loquas and Leptodactylus melanonotus. From Wordnik.com. [Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, Mexico] Reference
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