Bothrops bilineatus: An Arboreal Pitviper in the Amazon and Atlantic Forest.

ABSTRACT: The two-striped forest-pitviper (Bothrops bilineatus) is an arboreal snake that is currently represented by two subspecies (B. b. bilineatus and B. b. smaragdinus) that comprise a species complex, and its distribution is in the Amazon and the Atlantic Forest. The rarity of encounters with this snake is reflected in the low occurrence of cases of snakebites throughout its geographic distribution and the resulting low number of published clinical reports. However, in some areas, B. bilineatus proves to be more frequent and causes envenomations in a greater proportion. Herein, we review the main aspects of the species complex B. bilineatus, including its biology, ecology, taxonomy, morphology, genetic and molecular studies, geographic distribution, conservat

SUBMITTER: Bernarde PS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8714932 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature