Metlapilcoatlus olmec is a pit viper species found in Mexico. No subspecies are currently recognized.[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: | Metlapilcoatlus |
| Species: | M. olmec
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| Metlapilcoatlus olmec (Pérez-Higareda, H.M. Smith & Juliá-Zertuche, 1985)
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Description
editExtremely stout, females are known to reach a maximum of 77.0 cm in length, males 61.8 cm.[2]
Geographic range
editFound at elevations of 800–1,500 m in Mexico on the upper slopes of the Sierra de Los Tuxtlas in southern Veracruz. Also found in eastern Oaxaca, and from northwestern Chiapas to Guatemala.[5] The type locality given is "crest of Cerro Egega, 1100 m, municipality of Catemaco" (Veracruz, Mexico).[1]
Conservation status
editThis species is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (v3.1, 2001).[5] 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.[6]
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Sierra. 2003. Venomous Species of the World. PDF at Venomousreptiles.org Archived 2008-04-09 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed 9 November 2007.
- ^ "Atropoides olmec". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 14 September 2007.
- ^ a b Atropoides olmec at the IUCN Red List. Accessed 14 September 2007.
- ^ 2001 Categories & Criteria (version 3.1) at the IUCN Red List. Accessed 14 September 2007.
External links
edit- Metlapilcoatlus olmec at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 September 2007.