Mixcoatlus browni (SHREVE, 1938)
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Higher Taxa | Viperidae, Crotalinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
Subspecies | |
Common Names | E: Brown’s Montane Pit Viper |
Synonym | Agkistrodon browni SHREVE 1938 Mixcoatlus browni — JADIN et al. 2011 Mixcoatlus browni — WALLACH et al. 2014: 457 |
Distribution | SW Mexico (Guerrero), elevation 1,826 to 3,296 m Type locality: Omilteme, Guerrero, Mexico. |
Reproduction | viviparous (not imputed, fide Zimin et al. 2022) |
Types | Holotype: MCZ R-42678 |
Diagnosis | |
Comment | Venomous! Synonymy: SMITH 1941 synoymized Agkistrodon browni SHREVE 1938 with Cerrophidion barbouri; JADIN et al. 2011 resurrected A. browni. Type species: Agkistrodon browni SHREVE 1938 is the type species of the genus Mixcoatlus JADIN, SMITH & CAMPBELL 2011. Habitat: terrestrial |
Etymology | Named after the collector of the types, Mr Wilmot W. Brown. Etymology (genus): The generic name is derived from the Náhuatl word Mixcoatl, meaning ‘cloud serpent,’ a god of the Aztecs and several Mesoamerican civilizations. The name alludes to the restriction of this clade to high elevations. The gender of this name is masculine. |
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