Cerrophidion tzotzilorum
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Viperidae |
| Genus: | Cerrophidion |
| Species: | C. tzotzilorum
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| Binomial name | |
| Cerrophidion tzotzilorum (Campbell, 1985)
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- Common names: Tzotzil montane pitviper.[3]
Cerrophidion tzotzilorum is a venomous pit viper species which is native to southern Mexico. There are no subspecies that are recognized as being valid.[4]
Etymology
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Description
C. tzotzilorum is terrestrial and moderately stout. Adults probably do not exceed 50 cm (19.5 in) in total length (including tail).[3]
Geographic range
C. tzotzilorum is found in the
type locality given is "10.9 km Jiji ESE San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico, elevation 2,320 m [7,610 ft]".[2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of C. tzotzilorum is forest.[1]
Diet
C. tzotzilorum is known to prey upon orthopterans and lizards.[7]
Reproduction
C. tzotzilorum is viviparous.[5]
Conservation status
The species C. tzotzilorum is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (v3.1, 2001).[1] 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.[8]
References
- ^ . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ ISBN 1-893777-01-4(volume).
- ^ ISBN 0-8014-4141-2.
- ^ "Cerrophidion tzotzilorum". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 14 September 2007.
- ^ a b Species Cerrophidion tzotzilorum at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
- ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Cerrophodion tzotzilorum, p. 269).
- ^ Jadin RC (2007). "Prey Items of the Tzotzil Montane Pitviper (Cerrophidion tzotzilorum)". Southwestern Naturalist 52 (3): 437–438.
- ^ 2001 Categories & Criteria (version 3.1) at the IUCN Red List. Accessed 14 September 2007.
Further reading
- Campbell JA (1985). "A New Species of Highland Pitviper of the Genus Bothrops from Southern Mexico". Journal of Herpetology 19 (1): 48–54. (Bothrops tzotzilorum, new species).
- ISBN 978-3899731002.
- Schramer, Tristan D.; Kalki, Yatin; West, Taylor R.; Baena-Bejarano, Nathalie; Wylie, Daniel B. (2019). "Natural History Notes: CERROPHIDION TZOTZILORUM (Tzotzil Montane Pitviper). DIET". Herpetological Review 50 (1): 151–152.