title: Bothrops taeniatus lichenosus
text: # Bothrops taeniatus lichenosus
  
      Common names: (none).
  
  Bothrops taeniatus lichenosus is a venomous pitviper subspecies endemic to South America and known only from one locality in Bolívar State, Venezuela.
  
  ## Description
  
  Same as for B. t. taeniatus, except that B. t. lichenosus has fewer ventral scales and fewer subcaudal scales.
  
  ## Geographic range
  
  It is found in South America and known only from the type locality, which is "Chimantá Tepui, Estado Bolívar, Venezuela".
  
  