Cerrophidion tzotzilorum

Cerrophidion tzotzilorum
Cerrophidion tzotzilorum
Conservation status
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)
Synonyms
  • Bothrops tzotzilorum - (Campbell, 1985)
  • Porthidium tzotzilorum - Campbell & Lamar, 1989
  • Cerrophidion tzotzilorum - Campbell & Lamar, 1992[1]
Common names: Tzotzil montane pitviper.[2]

Cerrophidion tzotzilorum is a venomous pitviper species found in Mexico. No subspecies are currently recognized.[3]

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Description

Adults probably do not exceed 50 cm in length. Terrestrial and moderately stout.[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, Chipas, Mexico, elevation 2320 m."[1]

Conservation status

This species is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (v3.1, 2001).[4] 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.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ 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).
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Cerrophidion tzotzilorum". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=585774. Retrieved 14 September 2007. 
  4. ^ Cerrophidion tzotzilorum at the IUCN Red List. Accessed 14 September 2007.
  5. ^ 2001 Categories & Criteria (version 3.1) at the IUCN Red List. Accessed 14 September 2007.

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