Bothrops jonathani

Bothrops jonathani, known commonly as Jonathan's lancehead or the Cochabamba lancehead, is a species of venomous snake, a pit viper in the family Viperidae. The species is endemic to South America.

Etymology
The specific name, jonathani, is in honor of American herpetologist Jonathan A. Campbell.

Geographic range
B. jonathani is found in Cochabamba Department of southern Bolivia and in adjacent northwestern Argentina.

Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of B. jonathani is xeric areas of shrubland in the Andes at altitudes of 1,600 –.

Behavior
B. jonathani is terrestrial. It basks on rocks, or shelters under them.

Diet
B. jonathani preys predominately upon mice, but also eats other small vertebrates.

Reproduction
B. jonathani is ovoviviparous.