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Atropoides picadoi

Atropoides picadoi

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Subphylum:	Vertebrata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Viperidae
Subfamily:	Crotalinae
Genus:	Atropoides
Species:	A. picadoi

Binomial name

Atropoides picadoi
(Dunn, 1939)

Synonyms

Trimeresurus nummifer - Dunn, 1939
Bothrops picadoi - H.M. Smith & Taylor, 1945
Porthidium picadoi - Campbell & Lamar, 1989
A[tropoides]. picadoi - Werman, 1992^[1]

Common names: Picado's jumping pitviper.^[2]

Atropoides picadoi is a venomous pitviper species found in Central America. No subspecies are currently recognized.^[3]

Additional recommended knowledge

Essential Laboratory Skills Guide

Daily Sensitivity Test

Description

Adults commonly reach 75-95 cm in length with a maximum of 120.2 cm. Extremely stout, though not quite so much as A. n. mexicanus.^[2]

Geographic range

Found in the mountains of Costa Rica and western Panama at 50-1500 m altitude. This includes the Cordillera de Tilarán, the Cordillera Central and the Cordillera de Talamanca. The type locality given is "La Palma, [San José Province], Costa Rica, 4500 feet."^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
^ ^a ^b Campbell JA, Lamar WW. 2004. The Venomous Reptiles of the Western Hemisphere. 2 volumes. Comstock Publishing Associates, Ithaca and London. 870 pp. 1500 plates. ISBN 0-8014-4141-2.
^ Atropoides picadoi (TSN 586170). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed on 14 September 2007.