Cerrophidion tzotzilorum
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- 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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[edit] Description
Adults probably do not exceed 50 cm in length. Terrestrial and moderately stout.[2]
[edit] 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]
[edit] 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]
[edit] See also
- List of crotaline species and subspecies
- Crotalinae by common name
- Crotalinae by taxonomic synonyms
- Snakebite
[edit] 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.
- ^ Cerrophidion tzotzilorum (TSN 585774). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved on 14 September 2007.
- ^ Cerrophidion tzotzilorum at the IUCN Red List. Accessed 14 September 2007.
- ^ 2001 Categories & Criteria (version 3.1) at the IUCN Red List. Accessed 14 September 2007.
[edit] External links
- Cerrophidion tzotzilorum at the TIGR Reptile Database. Accessed 14 September 2007.
