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Ilha da Queimada Grande, more commonly referred to as Snake Island, is an island off the coast of Brazil in the Atlantic Ocean. The island became famous for its abundant snakes, hence the name "Snake Island." It is administered as part of the municipality of Itanhaém in the State of São Paulo. The island is small, with an area of only 43 ...
B. insularis is endemic to Queimada Grande Island, Brazil, commonly known as Snake Island. Therefore, the type locality is the same: "Ilha da Queimada Grande, situado no litoral do Estado de S. Paulo, a cêrca de 40 milhas a S.O. da barra de Santos" (Brazil). [2] This island has a total area of only 43 hectares (430,000 m 2; 110 acres; 0.17 sq ...
Brazil portal; Coastline of Brazil; Geography of Brazil; Lake island; List of islands by area; List of islands by highest point; List of islands by population; List of islands in the Atlantic Ocean; List of islands of South America; Outline of Brazil
A deadly pufferfish hospitalized an entire family who unintentionally consumed the poisonous fish for dinner. According to Brazil's Globo News, eleven members of the Souza family ate a pufferfish ...
Bothrops moojeni, commonly known in English as the Brazilian lancehead, is a highly venomous species of snake in the family Viperidae. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] It is a pit viper endemic to South America . [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
Bothrops alcatraz, also known as the Alcatrazes lancehead, [1] [2] [3] is a pitviper species found only on the Alcatrazes Islands off the coast of southeastern Brazil. [1] No subspecies are currently recognized. [3] Like all pit vipers, [4] it is venomous. [3]
T.C.S. Avila-Pires, Lizards of Brazilian Amazonia (Reptilia: Until now (November 2011) there are 732 recognized reptile species that naturally occur and reproduce in Brazil: 36 turtles, 6 alligators, 248 lizards, 67 amphisbaenas, and 375 snakes.
The aquarium trade called the animal L082 and exported it to North America, Europe and Asia. During several surveys of the Xingu River between 2008 and 2017, scientists found 38 of these poorly ...