Species

Bothrops medusa

Bothrops medusa · described by (STERNFELD 1920)

Bothrops alcatraz, a close relative of Bothrops medusa — Pictured: Bothrops alcatraz, a close relative from the same genus. This species is still waiting for its first free photo.
Photo: Douglas Bete, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The facts

Scientific name: Bothrops medusa
First described: (STERNFELD 1920)
Class: Reptiles (Reptilia)
Order: Scaled Reptiles (Squamata)
Group: Snakes (Serpentes)
Family: Viperidae
Genus: Bothrops

Taxonomic data: Uetz, P. et al. (eds.), The Reptile Database, under CC-BY 4.0.

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