Metlapilcoatlus olmec

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Metlapilcoatlus olmec
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Genus: Metlapilcoatlus
Species:
M. olmec
Binomial name
Metlapilcoatlus olmec
(Pérez-Higareda, H.M. Smith & Juliá-Zertuche, 1985)
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Synonyms [1]
  • Porthidium olmec - Pérez-Higareda, H.M. Smith & Juliá-Zertuche, 1985
  • A[tropoides]. olmec - Werman, 1992
Common names: Tuxtlan jumping pitviper, [2] Olmecan pitviper [3]

Metlapilcoatlus olmec is a venomous pitviper species found in Mexico. No subspecies are currently recognized. [4]

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Description

Extremely stout, females are known to reach a maximum of 77.0 cm in length, males 61.8 cm. [2]

Geographic range

Found at elevations of 800–1,500 m in Mexico on the upper slopes of the Sierra de Los Tuxtlas in southern Veracruz. Also found in eastern Oaxaca, and from northwestern Chiapas to Guatemala. [5] The type locality given is "crest of Cerro Egega, 1100 m, municipality of Catemaco" (Veracruz, Mexico). [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]

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References

  1. 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).
  2. 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.
  3. ↑ Sierra. 2003. Venomous Species of the World. PDF at Venomousreptiles.org Archived 2008-04-09 at the Wayback Machine . Accessed 9 November 2007.
  4. ↑ "Atropoides olmec". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 14 September 2007.
  5. 1 2 Atropoides olmec at the IUCN Red List . Accessed 14 September 2007.
  6. ↑ 2001 Categories & Criteria (version 3.1) at the IUCN Red List . Accessed 14 September 2007.
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