Porthidium yucatanicum
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- Common names: Yucatán hognosed pitviper.[2]
Porthidium yucatanicum is a venomous pitviper species found in Mexico. No subspecies are currently recognized.[3]
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[edit] Description
Adults are usually 35-45 cm in length, although some specimens may exceed than 55 cm. The females tend to be larger than the males. Moderately stout and terrestrial.[2]
[edit] Geographic range
Found in the northern half of the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico. The type locality given is "Chichen Itza, Yucatán" [Mexico].[1]
[edit] 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]
[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.
- ^ Porthidium yucatanicum (TSN 585992). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved on 15 September 2007.
- ^ Porthidium yucatanicum at the IUCN Red List. Accessed 15 September 2007.
- ^ 2001 Categories & Criteria (version 3.1) at the IUCN Red List. Accessed 15 September 2007.
[edit] External links
- Porthidium yucatanicum at the TIGR Reptile Database. Accessed 15 September 2007.
