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Atropoides olmec



Atropoides olmec
Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Subfamily: Crotalinae
Genus: Atropoides
Species: A. olmec
Binomial name
Atropoides olmec
(Pérez-Higareda, H.M. Smith & Juliá-Zertuche, 1985)
Synonyms
  • Porthidium olmec - Pérez-Higareda, H.M. Smith & Juliá-Zertuche, 1985
  • A[tropoides]. olmec - Werman, 1992[1]
Common names: Tuxtlan jumping pitviper,[2] Olmecan pitviper[3]

Atropoides olmec is a venomous pitviper species found in Mexico. No subspecies are currently recognized.[4]

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Description

Extremely stout, females are know to reach a maximum of 77.0 cm in length, males 61.8 cm.[2]

Geographic range

Found in Mexico on the upper slopes of the Sierra de Los Tuxtlas in southern Veracruz. The type locality given is "crest of Cerro Egega, 1100 m, municipality of Catemaco" (Veracruz, Mexico).[1]

Conservation status

This species is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (v3.1, 2001).[5] 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.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ 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).
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Sierra. 2003. Venomous Species of the World. PDF at Venomousreptiles.org. Accessed 9 November 2007.
  4. ^ Atropoides olmec (TSN 585758). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed on 14 September 2007.
  5. ^ Atropoides olmec at the IUCN Red List. Accessed 14 September 2007.
  6. ^ 2001 Categories & Criteria (version 3.1) at the IUCN Red List. Accessed 14 September 2007.
 
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