Bothrops ammodytoides is known as "Yarará ñata" (Spanish for "short-nosed yarará"), making reference to its characteristic snout. Found only in Argentina in the provinces of Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Córdoba, Chubut, La Pampa, La Rioja, Mendoza, Neuquén, Río Negro, San Juan, San Luis, Santa Cruz and Tucumán. The vertical distribution ranges from sea level to at least altitude. The type locality was first listed as "northern Argentina" and later emended to "province of Mendoza" Campbell and Lamar (1989). The geographic range of "Bothrops ammodytoides" extends to 47° S Latitude, which may make it the world's southernmost snake. Prefers dry regions, occurring in temperate
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