Cerrophidion
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Common names: Montane pit vipers.
Cerrophidion is a genus of venomous pit vipers that are found in southern Mexico, southward through the highlands of Central America to western Panama.[1] Four species are currently recognized and no subspecies.[2]
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[edit] Geographic range
Found in southern Mexica (in the highlands of Guerrero and southeastern Oaxaca), southward though the highlands of Central America (Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, northern Nicaragua and Costa Rica) to western Panama.[1]
[edit] Species
| Species[2] | Authority[2] | Common name | Geographic range[1] |
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| C. barbouri | (Dunn, 1919) | Barbour's montane pit viper | Highlands of the Sierra Madre del Sur in the state of Guerrero, Mexico. |
| C. godmaniT | (Günther, 1863) | Godman's montane pit viper | Southeastern Oaxaca and Chiapas, Mexico, through Central America to western Panama at moderate to high elevations. |
| C. tzotzilorum | (Campbell, 1985) | Tzotzil montane pit viper | Meseta Central of Chiapas, Mexico. |
T) Type species.[1]
[edit] Taxonomy
Other taxonomies may recognize an addition specie, C. petlalcalense, described by López-Luna et al. (1999), found in Mexico.
[edit] Cited references
- ^ a b c d e McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
- ^ a b c Cerrophidion (TSN 585651). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed on 3 November 2006.
[edit] External links
- Genus Cerrophidion at the EMBL Reptile Database
