Atropoides
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Atropoides picadoi, also known as Picado's jumping pit viper,[1] is a pit viper species in the subfamily Crotalinae of the family Viperidae. The species is endemic to Costa Rica. There are no subspecies that are recognised as being valid.[2] It is monotypic in the genus Atropoides.
Etymology
The specific name, picadoi, is in honor of Costa Rican herpetologist Clodomiro Picado Twight.[3]
Description
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Geographic range
Atropoides picadoi is found in the mountains of Costa Rica and western Panama at Script error: No such module "convert". altitude. Its geographic range includes the Cordillera de Tilarán, the Cordillera Central, and the Cordillera de Talamanca. The type locality given is "La Palma, [San José Province], Costa Rica, 4500 feet".[4]
References
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- ↑ a b Campbell JA, Lamar WW (2004). The Venomous Reptiles of the Western Hemisphere. 2 volumes. Ithaca and London: Comstock Publishing Associates. 870 pp., 1500 plates. Template:ISBN.
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- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. Template:ISBN. (Atropoides picadoi, p. 207).
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Further reading
- Dunn ER (1939). "A New Pit Viper from Costa Rica". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 52: 165-166. (Trimeresurus nummifer picadoi, new subspecies).
External links
- Atropoides picadoi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 September 2007.