Bothrops lutzi
| Bothrops lutzi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Viperidae |
| Genus: | Bothrops |
| Species: | B. lutzi
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| Binomial name | |
| Bothrops lutzi (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1915)
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Bothrops lutzi, also known commonly as the Cerrado lancehead, is a species of venomous snake in the family Viperidae.[3] The species is native to central eastern Brazil.[4]
Geographic range
Bothrop lutzi can be found in the Brazilian states of Bahia, Ceará, Goiás, Minas Gerais, Piauí, and Tocantins.[5]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of Bothrops lutzi is savanna, at altitudes from sea level to 800 m (2,600 ft).[1]
Venom
Bothrops lutzi has sparked an interest from the scientific community due to its venom, as it is believed to have some therapeutic potential. Scientists have found that the venom carried by B. lutzi has antibacterial and antiparasitic effects, which can help fight against microbial resistance by medical patients, as well as parasitic diseases like Leishmaniasis and Chagas disease.[6]
Reproduction
Bothrops lutzi is ovoviviparous.[2]
Etymology
The specific name, lutzi, is in honor of Adolfo Lutz of the Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, who collected the type specimen, upon which Miranda-Ribeiro based his new species description. Adolfo Lutz was the father of Brazilian herpetologist Bertha Lutz.[7]
References
- ^ a b Costa, G.C. (2010). "Bothrops lutzi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T178493A7558158. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T178493A7558158.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b Species Bothrops lutzi at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré TA (1999). Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
- ^ "Bothrops". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 3 November 2006.
- ^ Loebmann, Daniel (2009-01-07). "Reptilia, Squamata, Serpentes, Viperidae, Bothrops lutzi: distribution extension, geographic distribution map". Check List. 5 (3): 373–375. doi:10.15560/5.3.373. hdl:11449/40101. ISSN 1809-127X.
- ^ de Menezes, Ramon R.P.P.B.; Torres, Alba F. C.; da Silva, Thiala S. J.; de Sousa, Daniel F.; Lima, Danya B.; Norjosa, Dive B.; Nogueira, Nádia A. P.; Oliveira, Maria F.; de Oliveira, Márcia R.; Monteiro, Helena S. A.; Martins, Alice M. C. (January 2012). "Antibacterial and Antiparasitic Effects of Bothropoides lutzi venom". Natural Product Communications. 7 (1): 1934578X1200700. doi:10.1177/1934578X1200700125. ISSN 1934-578X.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Bothrops lutzi, p. 163).
Further reading
- Amaral A (1923). "New Genera and Species of Snakes". Proceedings of the New England Zoölogical Club 8: 85–105. (Bothrops iglesiasi, new species, pp. 97–99).
- Miranda Ribeiro [sic] A (1915). "Lachesis lutzi, Uma variedade de L. pictus Tschudi ". Archivos do Museu Nacional, Rio de Janeiro 17 (3): 3–4. (Lachesis lutzi, new species). (in Portuguese).