Top Qs
Timeline
Chat
Perspective
Porthidium volcanicum
Species of snake From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Remove ads
Porthidium volcanicum, the Ujarran hognosed pit viper, is a pit viper species endemic to Costa Rica.[2] No subspecies are currently recognized.[3]
Remove ads
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.[1]
Geographic range
Porthidium 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.[1]
Habitat
Porthidium volcanicum occurs in tropical moist forest. The region receives 3,500 mm (140 in) of rainfall annually and has a dry season January–April.[2]
References
Further reading
External links
Wikiwand - on
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Remove ads