Detailed Record for Bothrops atrox

Common Name: Fer-de-lance

Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Class Reptilia / Sub Class Lepidosauria / Order Squamata / Sub Order Ophidia / Family Viperidae / Genus Bothrops

C-value (pg): 1.82

Chromosome Number (2n): 36

Method: Flow Cytometry

Cell Type: Red blood cells

Standard Species: Bufo fowleri = 5.10pg

References:
MacCulloch, R.D., D.E. Upton, and R.W. Murphy (1996). Trends in nuclear DNA content among amphibians and reptiles. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology 113B: 601-605.

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