- Porthidium dunni
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Porthidium dunni 
Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Serpentes Family: Viperidae Subfamily: Crotalinae Genus: Porthidium Species: P. dunni Binomial name Porthidium dunni
(Hartweg & Oliver, 1938)Synonyms - Trimeresurus dunni - Hartweg & Oliver, 1938
- Bothrops dunni - H.M. Smith & Taylor, 1945
- Porthidium dunni - Campbell & Lamar, 1989[1]
- Common names: Dunn's hognosed pitviper.[2]
Porthidium dunni is a venomous pitviper species found in Mexico. No subspecies are currently recognized.[3]
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Description
Adults are usually 30-40 cm in length, with a maximum of 57 cm. A moderately stout and terrestrial species. The tip of the snout is moderately elevated.[2]
Geographic range
Found in southern Mexico in the Pacific lowlands of Oaxaca and western Chiapas. The type locality given is "the immediate vicinity of the village of Tehuantepec" [Oaxaca, Mexico].[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
- 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.
- ^ "Porthidium dunni". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=585988. Retrieved 15 September 2007.
- ^ Porthidium dunni at the IUCN Red List. Accessed 15 September 2007.
- ^ 2001 Categories & Criteria (version 3.1) at the IUCN Red List. Accessed 15 September 2007.
External links
- Porthidium dunni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 15 September 2007.
Categories:- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Crotalinae
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