Porthidium yucatanicum
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Viperidae |
| Genus: | Porthidium |
| Species: | P. yucatanicum
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| Binomial name | |
| Porthidium yucatanicum (H.M. Smith, 1941)
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- Common names: Yucatán hognosed pit viper.[2]
Porthidium yucatanicum is a pit viper species found in Mexico. No subspecies are currently recognized.[3]
Description
[edit]Adults are usually 35–45 cm (13+3⁄4–17+3⁄4 in) in total length, although some specimens may exceed 55 cm (21+3⁄4 in). The females tend to be larger than the males. Moderately stout and terrestrial.[2]
Geographic range
[edit]Found in the northern half of the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico. The type locality given is "Chichen Itza, Yucatán" [Mexico].[1]
Conservation status
[edit]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 unknown. Year assessed: 2007.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ 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 yucatanicum". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 15 September 2007.
- ^ Porthidium yucatanicum at the IUCN Red List. Accessed 15 September 2007.
- ^ 2001 Categories & Criteria (version 3.1) at the IUCN Red List. Accessed 15 September 2007.
Further reading
[edit]- Smith, H.M. 1941. On the Mexican snakes of the genus Trimeresurus. Zoologica 26: 61-64. (Trimeresurus yucatanicus)
External links
[edit]- Porthidium yucatanicum at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 15 September 2007.