Suborder Serpentes Subfamily Crotalinae Higher classification Porthidium Order Scaled reptiles | Subphylum Vertebrata Family Viperidae Genus Porthidium Phylum Chordata Rank Species | |
Similar Porthidium, Porthidium hespere, Snake, Porthidium yucatanicum, Vipers | ||
Porthidium volcanicum is a venomous pitviper species endemic to Costa Rica. No subspecies are currently recognized.
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Description
Adults of P. volcanicum are moderately stout, with females growing to 31–53.6 cm (12 1⁄4–21 1⁄8 in) in total length (including tail). The only male ever collected was 25.9 cm (10 1⁄4 in) long.
Geographic range
P. volcanicum is known only from the type locality, which is given as "Ujarrás de Buenos Aires (Valle del General, suoeste de la provincia de Puntarenas, Costa Rica)", Volcán de Buenos Aires and Valle del General in Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica.
Habitat
P. volcanicum occurs in tropical moist forest. The region receives 3,500 mm (140 in) of rainfall annually and has a dry season January–April.
References
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