Bothrops cotiara

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Serpentes
Infraordo: Caenophidia
Superfamilia: Viperoidea

Familia: Viperidae
Subfamilia: Crotalinae
Genus: Bothrops
Species: Bothrops cotiara
Name

Bothrops cotiara (Gomes, 1913)

Lectotype: IB 452. [designated by Hoge & Belluomini (1959: 201)]

Type locality: “Nucleo Colonial Cruz Machado”, correct to “Cruz Machado (26º01’ S, 51º20’ W, 940 m), estado do Paraná, Brasil” by Franco, Germano & Martão (2005: 76).

Paralectotype: IB 450.
Combinations

Lachesis cotiara Gomes, 1913: 65 [original combination]
Bothrops cotiara – Amaral, 1925: 53 [subsequent combination]
Rhinocerophis cotiara — Fenwick et al. 2009: 630 [subsequent combination]

References
Primary references

Gomes, J.F. 1913. Uma nova cobra venenosa do Brasil. Annaes Paulistas de Medicina e Cirurgia 1(3): 65–67. Reference page.
Amaral, A. 1925. A general consideration of snake poisoning and observations on neotropical pitvipers. Contribution to the Harvard Institute of Tropical Biology and Medicine 2: 1–64. Full article (PDF). Reference page.
Hoge, A.R. & Belluomini, H.E. [1957/1958] 1959. Uma nova espécie de Bothrops do Brasil (Serpentes). Memórias do Instituto Butantan 28: 195–206.
Franco, F.L., Germano, V.J. & Martão, L.R. 2005. Notas sobre o Lectótipo de Bothrops cotiara (Gomes, 1913) (Serpentes, Viperidae). Phyllomedusa 4(1): 75–77. DOI: 10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v4i1p75-78
Fenwick, A.M., Gutberlet Jr., R.L., Evans, J.A. & Parkinson, C.L. 2009. Morphological and molecular evidence for phylogeny and classification of South American pitvipers, genera Bothrops, Bothriopsis, and Bothrocophias (Serpentes: Viperidae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 156(3): 617–640. DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2008.00495.x.Reference page.

Links

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2021. Bothrops cotiara. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 19 June 2018.

Vernacular names
English: Cotiara
português do Brasil: Cotiara, Jararaca-preta, Jararaca-das-araucárias

Bothrops cotiara is a species of venomous snake in the family Viperidae.[2] It is endemic to Brazil and Argentina.[3]

Etymology

The specific name, cotiara, is taken from one of its common names.
Common names

Boicoatiara, boicotiara, boiquatiara, coatiara, jararaca-de-barriga-preta, jararaca-preta, and quatiara.
Geographic range

It is found in Argentina in Misiones Province; and in Brazil in the states of Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, and São Paulo.[1]

The type locality is "Núcleo Colonial Cruz Machado, [município de] Marechal Mallet, Estado do Paraná, Brasil".[4]
References

The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
"Bothrops". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 3 November 2006.

Franco, L.F.; V.J. Germano; and L.R. Martão. 2005. Notas sobre o lectótipo de Bothrops cotiara (Gomes, 1913) (Serpentes, Viperidae). Phyllomedusa 4 (1): 75-78.