| Bothrops jararaca | | | Scientific classification | | | | Binomial name | Bothrops jararaca
(Wied-Neuwied, 1824) | | Synonyms | - Cophias Jajaraca - Wied-Neuwied, 1824
- Bothrops leucostigma - Wagler, 1824
- Cophias Jararaca - Wied-Neuwied, 1824
- [Cophias] Jararaca - Wied-Neuwied, 1825
- C[ophias]. Jararakka - Wied-Neuwied, 1825
- Cophias Jararaca - Wagler, 1830
- T[rigonocephalus]. jararaca - Schlegel, 1837
- Craspedocephalus brasiliensis - Günther, 1858
- Crotalus Craspedocephalus Brasiliensis - Higgins, 1873
- Bothrops jararaca - Golay et al., 1993[1]
| Common names: Jararaca.[2]
Bothrops jararaca is a venomous pit viper species found in southern Brazil, Paraguay and northern Argentina. The species name is derived from the Tupi words yarará and ca, which means "large snake." Within its range it is often abundant and is an important cause of snakebite.[2] No subspecies are currently recognized.[3] For other uses, see Scientific classification (disambiguation). ...
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Subclasses Anapsida Diapsida Reptiles are tetrapods and amniotes, animals whose embryos are surrounded by an amniotic membrane. ...
Suborders Lacertilia- Lizards Serpentes - Snakes Amphisbaenia - Worm lizards This article is about the Squamata order of reptiles. ...
Families Acrochordidae Aniliidae Anomalepididae Anomochilidae Atractaspididae Boidae Bolyeriidae Colubridae Cylindrophiidae Elapidae Hydrophiidae Leptotyphlopidae Loxocemidae Pythonidae Tropidophiidae Typhlopidae Uropeltidae Viperidae Xenopeltidae Snakes are cold blooded legless reptiles closely related to lizards, which share the order Squamata. ...
Subfamilies Crotalinae (Pit Vipers) Viperinae (Vipers) The Viperidae family is made up of two subfamilies: Crotalinae (Pit Vipers) Viperinae (Vipers) Categories: Stub | Snakes ...
Synonyms Crotalini - Oppel, 1811 Crotales - Cuvier, 1817 Crotalidae - Gay, 1825 Crotaloidae - Fitzinger, 1826 Cophiadae - Boie, 1827 Crotaloidei - Eichwald, 1831 Crotalina - Bonaparte, 1831 Bothrophes - Fitzinger, 1843 Crotalinae - Cope, 1860 Teleuraspides - Cope, 1871 Crotalida - Strauch, 1873 Bothrophera - Garman, 1884 Cophiinae - Cope, 1895 Lachesinae - Cope, 1900 Lachesinii - Smith, Smith & Sawin, 1977 Agkistrodontinii - Hoge...
Bothrops is a genus of highly venomous pit vipers found in Central America, South America and the Caribbean. ...
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A poisonous snake (properly, venomous snake) is a snake that uses saliva venom delivered through two fangs in its mouth to kill its prey. ...
Synonyms Crotalini - Oppel, 1811 Crotales - Cuvier, 1817 Crotalidae - Gay, 1825 Crotaloidae - Fitzinger, 1826 Cophiadae - Boie, 1827 Crotaloidei - Eichwald, 1831 Crotalina - Bonaparte, 1831 Bothrophes - Fitzinger, 1843 Crotalinae - Cope, 1860 Teleuraspides - Cope, 1871 Crotalida - Strauch, 1873 Bothrophera - Garman, 1884 Cophiinae - Cope, 1895 Lachesinae - Cope, 1900 Lachesinii - Smith, Smith & Sawin, 1977 Agkistrodontinii - Hoge...
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Description
This is a slender and terrestrial species that grows to a maximum length of 160 cm, although the average length is much less.[2]
The head scalation includes 5-12 intersupraoculars that are weakly keeled, 7-9 supralabials (usually 8) of which the second is fused with the prelacunal, and 9-13 sublabials (usually 10-12). Midbody there are 20-27 dorsal scales (usually 23-25). The ventrals number 170-216 (rarely 218) and there are 51-71 subcaudals that are mostly paired.[2] Atheris ceratophora In reptiles, the supralabial scales, also called upper-labials, are those scales that border the mouth opening along the upper jaw. ...
Dorsal scales on the body of a Banded Krait Bungarus fasciatus, an Elapid. ...
Amphiesma stolata In snakes, the ventral scales, or gastrosteges, are the enlarged scales that extend down the underside of the body[1] from the head to the anal plate. ...
Amphiesma stolata In snakes, the subcaudal scales are the enlarged plates on the underside of the tail. ...
The color-pattern is extremely variable, consisting of a dorsal ground color that may be tan, brown, gray, yellow, olive, or almost maroon. Midbody, this color is usually somewhat lighter than the head, anterior and posterior. This is overlaid with a series of pale-edged, dark brown subtriangular or trapezoidal markings on either side of the body, the apices of which reach the vertebral line. These marking may be situated opposite each other, or partially or completely juxtaposed; most specimens have a pattern with all three variations. In juveniles, the tip of the tail is white.[2]
The head has a prominent, dark brown stripe that runs from behind the eye on either side of the head back to the angle of the mouth, usually touching the last three supralabials. Dorsally, this stripe is bordered by a distinct pale area. The tongue is black and the iris is gold to greenish gold with slightly darker reticulations.[2]
Common names The English common name is jararaca. In Argentina it is called yararaca and yararaca perezosa. In Brazil it is referred to as caissaca, jaraca, jaracá, jararaca, jararaca-de-matta-virgem, jararaca-do-rabo-branco, jararaca-do-campo, jararaca-do-cerrado, jararaca-dormideira, jararaca-dominhoca, jararaca-preguicosa and malha-de-sapo. In Paraguay it is called yarará.[2]
Geographic range Found in southern Brazil, northeastern Paraguay and northern Argentina (Misiones). The type locality is listed as "Lagoa d'Arara am Mucurí" (Brazil) by Wied-Neuwied in 1825.[1] Occurs from near sea level to over 1,000 m altitude.[2] Misiones may refer to: Misiones Province, Argentina Misiones Department, Paraguay This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ...
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Habitat Prefers deciduous tropical forests and savanna country, as well as semi-tropical upland forests. It is said to favor open areas, such as farmland, with nearby vegetation cover.[2]
Feeding They prey on birds and small mammals. Aves redirects here. ...
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Reproduction Ovoviviparous. They are believed to produce about twenty young at a time. Ovoviviparous animals develop within eggs that remain within the mother up until they hatch or are about to. ...
Venom This species is often abundant within its range, where it is an important cause of snakebite.[2] It is the most well-known venomous snake in the wealthy and heavily populated areas of southeastern Brazil, where is was responsible for 52% (3,446 cases) of snakebite between 1902 and 1945 with an 0.7% mortality rate (25 deaths).[4]
The average venom yield is 25-26 mg with a maximum of 300 mg of dried venom. The venom is quite toxic. In mice, the LD50 is 1.2-1.3 mg/kg IV, 1.4 mg/kg IP and 3.0 mg/kg SC. For humans, the LD50 is estimated to be 210 mg SC.[5] An LD50 test being administered In toxicology, the LD50 or colloquially semilethal dose of a particular substance is a measure of how much constitutes a lethal dose. ...
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The distribution of the bloodvessels in the skin of the sole of the foot. ...
The distribution of the bloodvessels in the skin of the sole of the foot. ...
Typical envenomation symptoms include local swelling, petechiae, bruising and blistering of the affected limb, spontaneous systemic bleeding of the gums and into the skin, subconjunctival hemorrhage and incoagulable blood. The systemic symptoms can potentially be fatal and may involve hemostatic disorders, intercranial hemorrhage, shock and renal failure.[4] Petechiae are pinpoint-sized hemorrhages of small capillaries in the skin or mucous membranes. ...
The drug, captopril, which is used for the treatment of hypertension and some types of congestive heart failure, was developed from a peptide found in the venom of this species. Captopril is an Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme inhibitor (ACE inhibitor) used for the treatment of hypertension and some types of chronic heart failure. ...
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Congestive heart failure (CHF), also called congestive cardiac failure (CCF) or just heart failure, is a condition that can result from any structural or functional cardiac disorder that impairs the ability of the heart to fill with or pump a sufficient amount of blood throughout the body. ...
Cited references - ^ a b McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Campbell JA, Lamar WW. 2004. The Venomous Reptiles of the Western Hemisphere. Comstock Publishing Associates, Ithaca and London. 870 pp. 1500 plates. ISBN 0-8014-4141-2.
- ^ Bothrops jararaca (TSN 634867). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed on 21 January 2007.
- ^ a b Warrell DA. 2004. Snakebites in Central and South America: Epidemiology, Clinical Features, and Clinical Management. In Campbell JA, Lamar WW. 2004. The Venomous Reptiles of the Western Hemisphere. Comstock Publishing Associates, Ithaca and London. 870 pp. 1500 plates. ISBN 0-8014-4141-2.
- ^ Brown JH. 1973. Toxicology and Pharmacology of Venoms from Poisonous Snakes. Springfield, Illinois: Charles C. Thomas. 184 pp. LCCCN 73-229. ISBN 0-398-02808-7.
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External links - Species Bothrops jararaca at the EMBL Reptile Database.
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