Bothrops fonsecai Hoge and Belluomini, 1959

Type locality. Santo Antônio do Capivari, Rio Claro, state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil .

Distribution. Endemic to Brazil (Plt. 60A). Recorded in the Atlantic Forest (Plt. 60A), mostly at high elevations (Plt. 60B). Previous maps and taxonomy in Campbell and Lamar (2004). Observed in the field in open areas and forest edges (Martins et al., 2002).