Metlapilcoatlus
Taxonavigation
[edit]Taxonavigation: Viperoidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Viperidae
Subfamilia: Crotalinae
Genus: Metlapilcoatlus
Species (6):
M. borealis –
M. indomitus –
M. mexicanus –
M. nummifer –
M. occiduus –
M. olmec
Name
[edit]Metlapilcoatlus Campbell, Frost & Castoe, 2019: 52
- Type species: Atropos mexicanus Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854, by original designation.
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- Campbell, J.A., Frost, D.R. & Castoe, T.A. 2019. A new generic name for jumping pitvipers (Serpentes: Viperidae). Revista Latinoamericana de Herpetología 2(2): 52–53. PDF Reference page.
Additional references
[edit]- Tepos-Ramírez, M., Flores-Villela, O., Velasco, J.A., Lara, C.P., García-Rubio, O.R. & Jadin, R.C. 2021. Molecular Phylogenetics and Morphometrics Reveal a New Endemic Jumping Pitviper (Serpentes: Viperidae: Metlapilcoatlus) from the Sierra Madre Oriental of Mexico. Journal of Herpetology 55(2): 181–191. DOI: 10.1670/20-028 Reference page.
Links
[edit]- Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Metlapilcoatlus . The Reptile Database. Accessed on 6 October 2024.