Atropoides | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Viperidae |
Genus: | Atropoides |
Species: | A. picadoi
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Binomial name | |
Atropoides picadoi (
Dunn, 1939)
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Synonyms [2] | |
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Atropoides picadoi, also known as Picado's jumping pitviper, [3] is a species of venomous snake, a pitviper in the subfamily Crotalinae of the family Viperidae. The species is endemic to Costa Rica. There are no subspecies that are recognised as being valid. [4] It is monotypic in the genus Atropoides.
The specific name, picadoi, is in honor of Costa Rican herpetologist Clodomiro Picado Twight. [5]
Adults of A. picadoi commonly reach a total length (including tail) of 75–95 cm (2.46–3.12 ft) with a maximum of 120.2 cm (3.94 ft). A. picadoi is extremely stout, though not quite so much as A. mexicanus. [3]
Atropoides picadoi is found in the mountains of Costa Rica and western Panama at 50–1,500 m (160–4,920 ft) altitude. Its geographic range includes the Cordillera de Tilarán, the Cordillera Central, and the Cordillera de Talamanca. The type locality given is "La Palma, [ San José Province], Costa Rica, 4500 feet". [2]
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Atropoides | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Viperidae |
Genus: | Atropoides |
Species: | A. picadoi
|
Binomial name | |
Atropoides picadoi (
Dunn, 1939)
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Synonyms [2] | |
|
Atropoides picadoi, also known as Picado's jumping pitviper, [3] is a species of venomous snake, a pitviper in the subfamily Crotalinae of the family Viperidae. The species is endemic to Costa Rica. There are no subspecies that are recognised as being valid. [4] It is monotypic in the genus Atropoides.
The specific name, picadoi, is in honor of Costa Rican herpetologist Clodomiro Picado Twight. [5]
Adults of A. picadoi commonly reach a total length (including tail) of 75–95 cm (2.46–3.12 ft) with a maximum of 120.2 cm (3.94 ft). A. picadoi is extremely stout, though not quite so much as A. mexicanus. [3]
Atropoides picadoi is found in the mountains of Costa Rica and western Panama at 50–1,500 m (160–4,920 ft) altitude. Its geographic range includes the Cordillera de Tilarán, the Cordillera Central, and the Cordillera de Talamanca. The type locality given is "La Palma, [ San José Province], Costa Rica, 4500 feet". [2]
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categories. (February 2024) |