Metlapilcoatlus mexicanus
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- Common names: Central American jumping pit viper.[1]
Metlapilcoatlus mexicanus is a pit viper species[2] endemic to Mexico and Central America.
Description
Adults grow to an average of 50–70 cm (about 20–28 inches) in total length. The maximum total length is Script error: No such module "convert". for males and Script error: No such module "convert". for females. The body is extremely stout.[1]
Geographic range
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Found in the Atlantic drainage from Mexico (in the Mexican states of Tabasco and Chiapas) south to the Canal Zone in Panama, both slopes of Costa Rica and Panama. Occurs at elevations of Script error: No such module "convert"..[1] The type locality given is "Coban, capitale de la province de la Véra-Paz, (République de Guatemala, Amérique centrale)" (Cobán, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala).[3]
Taxonomy
Regarded as a full species, Metlapilcoatlus mexicanus, by Campbell and Lamar (2004).[1]
References
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- ↑ a b c d Campbell JA, Lamar WW. 2004. The Venomous Reptiles of the Western Hemisphere. 2 volumes. Comstock Publishing Associates, Ithaca and London. 870 pp. 1500 plates. Template:ISBN.
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External links
- Metlapilcoatlus mexicanus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 1 August 2008.
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- Metlapilcoatlus
- Reptiles of Mexico
- Snakes of Central America
- Reptiles of Guatemala
- Reptiles described in 1854
- Taxa named by André Marie Constant Duméril
- Taxa named by Gabriel Bibron
- Taxa named by Auguste Duméril
- Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN