Montane Pitvipers
Cerrophidion
Common names: Montane pitvipers.
Cerrophidion is a genus of pit vipers which are endemic to southern Mexico, Central America, and western Panama. The generic name, Cerrophidion, is derived from the Spanish word cerro, which means "mountain", and the Greek word ophidion, which means "small snake". Five species are recognized as being valid, but no subspecies are.
5 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 5 known species
Godman's Montane Pit Viper
speciesCerrophidion godmani
Wilson's Montane Pitviper
speciesCerrophidion wilsoni
Costa Rica Montane Pitviper
speciesCerrophidion sasai
Tzotzil Montane Pit Viper
speciesCerrophidion tzotzilorum
Cerrophidion petlalcalensis
speciesCerrophidion petlalcalensis
Where it lives
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 30804.