Western Hognose Viper
Porthidium hespere
Common names: Colima hognosed pit viper.
Porthidium hespere is a pit viper species found in western Mexico. No subspecies are currently recognized.
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Description
Known from only four specimens: two females with locality data and two other specimens without. The former were moderately stout and were 31.5 and 57.9 cm (12+1⁄2 and 22+3⁄4 in) in total length. The snout is unelevated to only slightly elevated.
Range & habitat
Found in western Mexico (Colima). The type locality given is "on a west-facing slope of the foothills ca. 12 airline km NE of Tecomán, Municipio de Ixlahuacán [= Ixtlahuacán], Colima, Mexico, ... at an elevation of approximately 300 m."
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Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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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 31013.