- Atropoides olmec
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Atropoides olmec Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Serpentes Family: Viperidae Subfamily: Crotalinae Genus: Atropoides Species: A. olmec Binomial name Atropoides olmec
(Pérez-Higareda, H.M. Smith & Juliá-Zertuche, 1985)Synonyms - Porthidium olmec - Pérez-Higareda, H.M. Smith & Juliá-Zertuche, 1985
- A[tropoides]. olmec - Werman, 1992[1]
Atropoides 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]
See also
- List of crotaline species and subspecies
- Crotalinae by common name
- Crotalinae by taxonomic synonyms
- Snakebite
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.
- ^ Sierra. 2003. Venomous Species of the World. PDF at Venomousreptiles.org. Accessed 9 November 2007.
- ^ "Atropoides olmec". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=585758. Retrieved 14 September 2007.
- ^ a b Atropoides olmec at the IUCN Red List. Accessed 14 September 2007.
- ^ 2001 Categories & Criteria (version 3.1) at the IUCN Red List. Accessed 14 September 2007.
External links
- Atropoides olmec at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 September 2007.
Categories:- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Crotalinae
- Reptiles of Mexico
- Reptiles of Guatemala
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