Cerrophidion petlalcalensis, also known as Cerro Petlalcala montane pitviper and Petates de Cerro Petlalcala is a species of venomous, terrestrial pitviper from Mexico.[1]
| Cerrophidion petlalcalensis | |
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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. petlalcalensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Cerrophidion petlalcalensis López-luna, Vogt & Torre-Loranca, 1999
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Diet
editCerrophidon petlalcalensis has been known to eat plethodontid salamanders.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Cerrophidion petlalcalensis". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
- ^ Jadin, Robert C.; Smith, Eric N.; Campbell, Jonathan A. (2011). "Unravelling a tangle of Mexican serpents: a systematic revision of highland pitvipers: SYSTEMATIC REVISION OF HIGHLAND PITVIPERS". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 163 (3): 943–958. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2011.00748.x.
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