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Bothrops pirajai

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA REPTILIA SQUAMATA VIPERIDAE

Scientific Name: Bothrops pirajai
Species Authority: Amaral, 1923
Common Name/s:
English – Piraja's Lancehead

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Vulnerable A1c ver 2.3
Year Published: 2000
Annotations:
Needs updating
Assessor/s: Argolo, A.J.S.
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Justification:
Recent declines in the population have been attributed to decreasing area and quality of this species' rainforest habitat. B. pirajai has a very restricted distribution in habitat that is becoming increasingly fragmented through deforestation. The cleared areas are mainly used for cocoa plantations.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Bothrops pirajai is known from Brazil.
Countries:
Native:
Brazil
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Population [top]

Population Trend: Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: Piraja's lancehead occurs in lowland tropical rainforest areas.
Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): The deforestation of rainforest areas to make way for cocoa plantations is the main threat to this species. The population has a very restricted distribution and continuing deforestation is causing increasing habitat fragmentation.
Citation: Argolo, A.J.S. 2000. Bothrops pirajai. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 May 2013.
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