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Green Jararaca

Bothrops bilineatus (Wied-Neuwied, 1821)

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Open encyclopedia reference

Bothrops bilineatus, also known as the two-striped forest-pitviper, parrotsnake, Amazonian palm viper, or green jararaca, is a highly venomous pit viper species found in the Amazon region of South America. Two subspecies are currently recognized, including the nominate subspecies described here. A pale green arboreal species that may reach 1 m (3.3 ft) in length, it is an important cause of snakebite throughout the entire Amazon region.

Wikipedia contributors, Bothrops bilineatus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T04:08:58.013329+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Bothrops bilineatus (Wied-Neuwied, 1821)
Name authority
(Wied-Neuwied, 1821)
Common name
Green Jararaca
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Reptilia
Order
Squamata
Family
Viperidae
Genus
Bothrops
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
  9. orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
  10. suborderSerpentes Linnaeus, 1758
  11. infraorderAlethinophidia Nopcsa, 1923
  12. familyViperidae
  13. subfamilyCrotalinae
  14. genusBothrops
  15. speciesBothrops bilineatus (Wied-Neuwied, 1821)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Bothrops. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Jonathan's LanceheadBothrops jonathani Harvey, 1994ViperidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Brazilian LanceheadBothrops moojeni Hoge, 1966ViperidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Franceses island-LanceheadBothrops sazimai Barbo, Gasparini, Almeida, Zaher, Grazziotin, Gusmão, Ferrarini & Sawaya, 2016ViperidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Bothrops monsignifer Timms, Chaparro, Venegas, Salazar-Valenzuela, Scrocchi, Cuevas, Leynaud & Carrasco, 2019ViperidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Bothrops oligobalius Dal Vechio, Prates, Grazziotin, Graboski & Rodrigues, 2021ViperidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Jabre’s LanceheadBothrops jabrensis Barbo, Grazziotin, Pereira-Filho, Freitas, Abrantes & Kokubum, 2022ViperidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
UrutuBothrops alternatus Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854ViperidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Barba AmarillaBothrops atrox (Linnaeus, 1758)ViperidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Barnett's LanceheadBothrops barnetti Parker, 1938ViperidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
CotiaraBothrops cotiara (Gomes, 1913)ViperidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Caatinga LanceheadBothrops erythromelas (Amaral, 1923)ViperidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Fonseca's LanceheadBothrops fonsecai Hoge & Belluomini, 1959ViperidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

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Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Cophias bilineatus Wied-Neuwied, 1821 Wied-Neuwied, 1821synonym
Cophias bilineatus Wied, 1825 Wied, 1825synonym
Lachesis bilineatus Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854 Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854synonym
Trigonocephalus (Bothrops) arboreus Cope, 1870 Cope, 1870synonym

Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

Brazil (Bahia, Minas Gerais, Amazonas, Mato Grosso, Rondônia, Espírito Santo, etc.), S/SE Venezuela, S Colombia, E Ecuador (Amazonian areas), N Bolivia, E/NE Peru (Pasco etc.), Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Bothrops&species=bilineatus Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:MNX6. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.