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]
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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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| Cerrophidion tzotzilorum (Campbell, 1985)
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- Common names: Tzotzil montane pitviper.[3]
Etymology
editThe specific name, tzotzilorum (Latin genitive plural), is in honor of the Tzotzil people.[5][6]
Description
editC. tzotzilorum is terrestrial and moderately stout. Adults probably do not exceed 50 cm (19.5 in) in total length (including tail).[3]
Geographic range
editC. tzotzilorum is found in the Meseta Central of Chiapas, Mexico. 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
editThe preferred natural habitat of C. tzotzilorum is forest.[1]
Diet
editC. tzotzilorum is known to prey upon orthopterans and lizards.[7]
Reproduction
editC. tzotzilorum is viviparous.[5]
Conservation status
editThe 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
edit- ^ a b c Campbell, J.A.; Muñoz-Alonso, A. (2007). "Cerrophidion tzotzilorum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T64307A12762008. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64307A12762008.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré TA (1999). Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia: 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. Ithaca and London: Comstock Publishing Associates. 870 pp., 1,500 plates. 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.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. 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
edit- 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).
- Heimes P (2016). Snakes of Mexico: Herpetofauna Mexicana Vol I. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Edition Chimaira. 572 pp. 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.