Bothrops leucurus Wagler in Spix, 1824
Type locality. State of Bahia, Brazil .
Distribution. Endemic to Brazil (Plt. 65A). Widespread in the northern portion of the Atlantic Forest, including nearby upland enclaves in the Caatinga (Plt. 65A), mostly at low to intermediate elevations (Plt. 65B). Previous maps and taxonomy in Campbell and Lamar (2004). Observed in the field in primary and disturbed forest (Campbell and Lamar, 2004).