Cerrophidion godmani
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Cerrophidion godmani is a venomous pitviper species found in Mexico and Central America. No subspecies are currently recognized.[4]
Description
Adults are usually less than 55 cm in length, but sometimes grow to more than 75 cm. Terrestrial and moderately stout.[2]
Geographic range
Found in Mexico in southeastern Oaxaca and Chiapas, through Central America to western Panama at moderate to high elevations. The type locality given is "near Dueñas and on the other parts of the tableland of Guatemala.[1]
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.
- ^ Mehrtens JM. 1987. Living Snakes of the World in Color. New York: Sterling Publishers. 480 pp. ISBN 0-8069-6460-X.
- ^ "Cerrophidion godmani". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 14 September.
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External links
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- Cerrophidion godmani at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 September 2007.