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Cerrophidion Sasai
:''Common names: Montane pitvipers.Campbell JA, Lamar WW. 2004. ''The Venomous Reptiles of the Western Hemisphere''. Comstock Publishing Associates, Ithaca and London. 870 pp. 1500 plates. .'' ''Cerrophidion'' is a genus of venomous pitvipers which are endemic to southern Mexico, Central America, and western Panama. The generic name, ''Cerrophidion'', is derived from the Spanish word ''cerro'', which means "mountain", and the Greek word ''ophidion'', which means "small snake". Five species are currently recognized, but no subspecies. Description These snakes grow to a maximum total length of (for '' C. godmani''), but usually do not exceed . The head scalation is highly variable, with some scales being enlarged, especially in the frontal region. The fact that the prelacunal is not fused with any of the supralabial scales is characteristic for this genus. The rest of the scalation is as follows: 1-7 intersupraoculars, 7-11 supralabials, 8-12 sublabials, 120-150 ventra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cerrophidion Godmani
''Cerrophidion godmani'' is a venomous snake, venomous pit viper species found in southern Mexico and Guatemala. No subspecies are currently recognized. It is also known as the Godman's montane pit viperCampbell JA, Lamar WW (2004). ''The Venomous Reptiles of the Western Hemisphere''. 2 volumes. Ithaca and London: Comstock Publishing Associates. 870 pp. 1,500 plates. . or the Godman's pit viper.Mehrtens JM (1987). ''Living Snakes of the World in Color''. New York: Sterling Publishers. 480 pp. . Etymology The Specific name (zoology), specific name, ''godmani'', is in honor of England, English zoology, zoologist Frederick DuCane Godman.Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Cerrophidion godmani'', p. 102). Description Terrestrial and moderately stout, adults of ''C. godmani'' are usually less than in total length, but sometimes grow to more than . Geographic range ''Cerrophidion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |