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Agkistrodon russeolus GLOYD, 1972

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Higher TaxaViperidae, Crotalinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Yucatecan Cantil, Mexican Moccasin
G: Mexikanische Mokassinschlange
S: Cantil Pinto 
SynonymAgkistrodon bilineatus russeolus GLOYD 1972: 327
Agkistrodon russeolus — PORRAS et al. 2013 
DistributionMexico (Campeche, Yucatan, Quintana Roo), N Guatemala, N Belize

Type-locality: "11.7 km. north of Piste, Yucatan, Mexico."  
Reproductionviviparous (not imputed, fide Zimin et al. 2022) 
TypesHolotype: KU 70905, male; paratypes: KU, UCM, UMMZ, FMNH (males and females) 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: From A. b. bilineatus this subspecies is distinguished by the following attributes: the presence of conspicuous light areas of ground color between crossbands; cheek stripe, bases of crossbands and ventrolateral spots dark chestnut brown, broadly edged with white, the white extending onto ventral scutes; belly light along midline and with numerous white markings irregularly distributed; light lines on sides of head relatively narrow, the upper especially so, the lower extending across the centers of the supralabials anteriorly then descending to their lower margins posteriorly. The white does not extend over the greater part of the supralabials as in A. b. taylori. From A. b. taylori this form is distinguished by the narrow light Une on the supralabials bordered by dark below, and by the higher number of subcaudals. [from GLOYD 1972] 
CommentVenomous!

Similar species: Agkistrodon howardgloydi and A. russeolus are genetically very similar (Alencar et al. 2016).

Synonymy: WALLACH et al. 2014 lists this species as synonym of A. bilineatus.

Distribution: See maps in Trutnau (2001) and Porras et al. 2013.

Key: Gloyd 1972: 330 presented a key to the subspecies of A. bilineatus. 
EtymologyNamed after the somewhat reddish tinge in the coloration of the more recent specimens. 
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