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Metlapilcoatlus mexicanus

Summary

Metlapilcoatlus mexicanus is a venomous pitviper species[4] endemic to Mexico and Central America.

Metlapilcoatlus mexicanus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Genus: Metlapilcoatlus
Species:
M. mexicanus
Binomial name
Metlapilcoatlus mexicanus
Synonyms
  • Atropos Mexicanus A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854
  • Bothriechis mexicanus – Cope, 1861
  • Bothriopsis mexicanus – Cope, 1871
  • Bothriechis nummifera var. notata Fischer, 1880
  • Bothrops mexicanus – F. Müller, 1880
  • Teleuraspis mexicanus – Cope, 1887
  • Bothrops nummifer mexicanus
    – Mertens, 1952
  • Porthidium nummifer mexicanum
    – Campbell & Lamar, 1989
  • Atropoides nummifer mexicana
    – Campbell & Brodie, 1992[2]
Common names: Central American jumping pitviper.[3]

Description edit

 
M. mexicanus, Dominical, Costa Rica.

Adults grow to an average of 50–70 cm (about 20–28 inches) in total length. The maximum total length is 86.7 cm (34+1⁄8 in) for males and 97.9 cm (38+1⁄2 in) for females. The body is extremely stout.[3]

Geographic range edit

 
Central American jumping pitviper. Mano de piedra. ( Metlapilcoatlus mexicanus)

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 40–1,600 m (130–5,250 ft).[3] The type locality given is "Coban, capitale de la province de la Véra-Paz, (République de Guatemala, Amérique centrale)" (Cobán, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala).[2]

Taxonomy edit

Regarded as a full species, Metlapilcoatlus mexicanus, by Campbell and Lamar (2004).[3]

References edit

  1. ^ Chaves, G.; Lamar, W.; Porras, L.W.; Solórzano, A. (2014). "Atropoides mexicanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T197458A2485600. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T197458A2485600.en. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  2. ^ 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).
  3. ^ 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. ISBN 0-8014-4141-2.
  4. ^ "Atropoides mexicanus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 1 August 2008.

External links edit

  • Metlapilcoatlus mexicanus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 1 August 2008.