Atropoides olmec
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Atropoides olmec (Pérez-Higareda, H.M. Smith & Juliá-Zertuche, 1985) |
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Atropoides olmec is a venomous pitviper species found in Mexico. No subspecies are currently recognized.[4]
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[edit] Description
Extremely stout, females are know to reach a maximum of 77.0 cm in length, males 61.8 cm.[2]
[edit] Geographic range
Found in Mexico on the upper slopes of the Sierra de Los Tuxtlas in southern Veracruz. The type locality given is "crest of Cerro Egega, 1100 m, municipality of Catemaco" (Veracruz, Mexico).[1]
[edit] Conservation status
This species is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (v3.1, 2001).[5] 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 stable. Year assessed: 2007.[6]
[edit] See also
- List of crotaline species and subspecies
- Crotalinae by common name
- Crotalinae by taxonomic synonyms
- Snakebite
[edit] References
- ^ a b 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 Campbell JA, Lamar WW. 2004. The Venomous Reptiles of the Western Hemisphere. 2 volumes. Comstock Publishing Associates, Ithaca and London. 870 pp. 1500 plates. ISBN 0-8014-4141-2.
- ^ Sierra. 2003. Venomous Species of the World. PDF at Venomousreptiles.org. Accessed 9 November 2007.
- ^ Atropoides olmec (TSN 585758). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved on 14 September 2007.
- ^ Atropoides olmec at the IUCN Red List. Accessed 14 September 2007.
- ^ 2001 Categories & Criteria (version 3.1) at the IUCN Red List. Accessed 14 September 2007.
[edit] External links
- Atropoides olmec at the TIGR Reptile Database. Accessed 14 September 2007.