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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 snake, venomous Crotalinae, pitvipers which are Endemism, endemic to southern Mexico, Central America, and western Panama. The Genus, generic name, ''Cerrophidion'', is derived from the Spanish language, Spanish word ''cerro'', which means "mountain", and the Greek language, 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 ''Cerrophidion godmani, C. godmani''), but usually do not exceed . The head scalation is highly variable, with some scales being enlarged, especially in the frontal scale, frontal region. The fact that the prelacunal is not fused with any of the supralabial scales is characteristic for this genus. The rest of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cerrophidion Godmani
''Cerrophidion godmani'' is a 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, ''godmani'', is in honor of English 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 godmani'' is found in Mexico in the Mexican states of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |