Cerrophidion tzotzilorum
| Cerrophidion tzotzilorum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Viperidae |
| Subfamily: | Crotalinae |
| Genus: | Cerrophidion |
| Species: | C. tzotzilorum |
| Binomial name | |
| Cerrophidion tzotzilorum (Campbell, 1985) | |
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| Synonyms | |
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- Common names: Tzotzil montane pitviper.[2]
Cerrophidion tzotzilorum is a venomous pit viper species endemic to southern Mexico. No subspecies are currently recognized.[3]
Etymology
The specific name, tzotzilorum (which is in the Latin genetive plural), is in honor of the Tzotzil people.[4]
Description
Terrestrial and moderately stout, adults probably do not exceed 50 cm (19.5 in) in total length.[2]
Geographic range
Found in the Meseta Central of Chiapas, Mexico. The type locality given is "10.9 km ESE San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico, elevation 2,320 m [7,610 ft]".[1]
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]
See also
- List of crotaline species and subspecies
- Crotalinae by common name
- Crotalinae by taxonomic synonyms
- Snakebite
References
- 1 2 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).
- 1 2 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.
- ↑ "Cerrophidion tzotzilorum". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 14 September 2007.
- ↑ The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- ↑ Cerrophidion tzotzilorum at the IUCN Red List. Accessed 14 September 2007.
- ↑ 2001 Categories & Criteria (version 3.1) at the IUCN Red List. Accessed 14 September 2007.
Further reading
- Campbell, J.A. 1985. A New Species of Highland Pitviper of the Genus Bothrops from Southern Mexico. Journal of Herpetology 19 (1): 48-54. ("Bothrops tzotzilorum sp. nov.")
External links
- Cerrophidion tzotzilorum at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 September 2007.