Porthidium volcanicum
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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: | Porthidium |
| Species: | P. volcanicum
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| Porthidium volcanicum | |
Porthidium volcanicum, the Ujarran hognosed pitviper, is a
Description
Adults of P. volcanicum are moderately stout, with females growing to 31–53.6 cm (12+1⁄4–21+1⁄8 in) in total length (including tail). The only male ever collected was 25.9 cm (10+1⁄4 in) long.[1]
Geographic range
Porthidium volcanicum is known only from the
type locality, which is given as "Ujarrás de Buenos Aires (Valle del General, suoeste de la provincia de Puntarenas, Costa Rica)", Volcán de Buenos Aires and Valle del General in Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica.[1]
Habitat
Porthidium volcanicum occurs in
tropical moist forest. The region receives 3,500 mm (140 in) of rainfall annually and has a dry season January–April.[2]
References
- ^ ISBN 1-893777-01-4(volume).
- ^ ISBN 0-8014-4141-2.
- ^ "Porthidium volcanicum ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 6 August 2008.
Further reading
- Solórzano, Alejandro (1994). "Una nueva especie de serpiente terrestre del genero Porthidium (Serpentes: Viperidae), del Suroeste de Costa Rica ". Revista de Biología Tropical 42 (3): 695–701. (Porthidium volcanicum, new species). (in Spanish).
External links
- Porthidium volcanicum at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 6 August 2008.
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