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Bothrops alternatus
Urutu
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Photographer: Cristiano Nogueira
ID: 0000 0000 0903 0009 (2003-09-01)Copyright © 2003 Cristiano Nogueira
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INFORMATION PROVIDED WITH THE PHOTO
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date of photo Jul 2000
this photo depicts an animal that was captive or collected
photo location Emas National Park, central Brazil, cerrado region, Brazil
animal's place of origin
Brazilfamily
Viperidae
habitat Pampas, Cerrado grasslandsnotes Bothrops alternatus (Serpentes: Viperidae) was until recently erroneously considered as a forest-dwelling species. However, this taxon is typical of open, grassland-type habitats, such as campo limpo and campo sujo in the Cerrado region. Although a generalist diet is probably the ancestral dietary mode in Bothrops, this species and most others in the alternatus group are mammal specialists (see Martins et al., 2002, in Biology of the Vipers or Valdujo et al., 2002, Journal of Herpetology, 36: 169-176). This specimen is deposited in UnB herpetological collection (CHUNB 19266), and was collected in campo sujo in Emas National Park.photo category: Animal - Reptile
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MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS ANIMAL
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Urutu
View The Reptile Database record for Bothrops alternatusView all photos in CalPhotos of Bothrops alternatus Check Google Images for Bothrops alternatus |
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Reviewers' comments about this photo (review or add another comment)
| 1. | Reviewed by Simon J. Tonge Sep 4, 2012 |
| Action: changed name from "Bothrops alternatus" to "Rhinocerophis alternatus
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| Reviewer's comments: | | | | "Correcting current generic name" |
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