Porthidium yucatanicum

Taxobox
name = "Porthidium yucatanicum"
status = LC
status_system = iucn3.1
trend = unknown
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
subphylum = Vertebrata
classis = Reptilia
ordo = Squamata
subordo = Serpentes
familia = Viperidae
subfamilia = Crotalinae
genus = "Porthidium"
species = "P. yucatanicum"
binomial = "Porthidium yucatanicum"
binomial_authority = (Smith, 1941)
synonyms = * "Trimeresurus yucatanicus" - Smith, 1941
* "Bothrops yucatanicus" - H.M. Smith & Taylor, 1945
* "Bothrops yucatannicus" - Hoge & Romano-Hoge, 1981
* "Trimeresurus yucatannicus" - Hoge & Romano-Hoge, 1981
* "Porthidium yucatanicum" - Campbell & Lamar, 1989McDiarmid 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).]

:"Common names: Yucatán hognosed pitviper.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 yucatanicum" is a venomous pitviper species found in Mexico. No subspecies are currently recognized.ITIS|ID=585992|taxon="Porthidium yucatanicum"|year=2007|date=15 September]

Description

Adults are usually 35-45 cm in length, although some specimens may exceed than 55 cm. The females tend to be larger than the males. Moderately stout and terrestrial.

Geographic range

Found in the northern half of the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico. The type locality given is "Chichen Itza, Yucatán" [Mexico] .

Conservation status

This species is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (v3.1, 2001).Redlist species|no=64345|genus=Porthidium|species=yucatanicum|date=15 September|year=2007] 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 unknown. Year assessed: 2007.Redlist CC2001|date=15 September|year=2007]

ee also

* List of crotaline species and subspecies
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* Snakebite

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