Biology:Metlapilcoatlus mexicanus
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Viperidae |
| Genus: | Metlapilcoatlus |
| Species: | M. mexicanus
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| Metlapilcoatlus mexicanus (A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron, & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854)
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- Common names: Central American jumping pitviper.[3]
Metlapilcoatlus mexicanus is a venomous pitviper species[4] endemic to Mexico and Central America.
Description
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
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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
Regarded as a full species, Metlapilcoatlus mexicanus, by Campbell and Lamar (2004).[3]
References
- ↑ 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. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/197458/2485600. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 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.
- ↑ "Atropoides mexicanus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=635148.
External links
- Metlapilcoatlus mexicanus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 1 August 2008.
Wikidata ☰ Q1940029 entry
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