Porthidium yucatanicum

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Common names: Yucatán hognosed pit viper.[1]

Porthidium yucatanicum is a pit viper species found in Mexico. No subspecies are currently recognized.[2]

Description

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Geographic range

Found in the northern half of the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico. The type locality given is "Chichen Itza, Yucatán" [Mexico].[3]

Conservation status

This species is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (v3.1, 2001).[4] Species are listed as such due to their wide distribution, presumed large population, or because it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category. The population trend is unknown. Year assessed: 2007.[5]

References

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  1. a b 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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  4. Porthidium yucatanicum at the IUCN Red List. Accessed 15 September 2007.
  5. 2001 Categories & Criteria (version 3.1) at the IUCN Red List. Accessed 15 September 2007.

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Further reading

  • Smith, H.M. 1941. On the Mexican snakes of the genus Trimeresurus. Zoologica 26: 61-64. (Trimeresurus yucatanicus)

External links

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