Organisms

Bothrops

A genus of poisonous snakes of the VIPERIDAE family. About 50 species are known and all are found in tropical America and southern South America. Bothrops atrox is the fer-de-lance and B. jararaca is the jararaca. (Goin, Goin, and Zug, Introduction to Herpetology, 3d ed, p336)

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A genus of poisonous snakes of the VIPERIDAE family. About 50 species are known and all are found in tropical America and southern South America. Bothrops atrox is the fer-de-lance and B. jararaca is the jararaca. (Goin, Goin, and Zug, Introduction to Herpetology, 3d ed, p336)

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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, embryology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, surgery, urine, virology.

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venom: coordinate with CROTALID VENOMS

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  • Snakes (1966-1993)

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  2. B01w.050w.150w.900w.833w.672w.125w.937w.240w.375w
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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Bothrops. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D017837. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D017837
  2. Bothrops. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bothrops
  3. Bothrops. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q468875