Atropoides picadoi, also known as Picado's jumping pit viper,[Campbell JA, Lamar WW (2004). The Venomous Reptiles of the Western Hemisphere. 2 volumes. Ithaca and London: Comstock Publishing Associates. 870 pp., 1500 plates. .] is a pit viper species in the subfamily Crotalinae of the family Viperidae. The species is Endemism to Costa Rica. There are no subspecies that are recognised as being valid.
Etymology
The specific name,
picadoi, is in honor of Costa Rican
Herpetology Clodomiro Picado Twight.
[Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . ( Atropoides picadoi, p. 207).]
Description
Adults of
A. picadoi commonly reach a total length (including tail) of with a maximum of .
A. picadoi is extremely stout, though not quite so much as
A. mexicanus.
Geographic range
Atropoides picadoi is found in the mountains of
Costa Rica and western
Panama at altitude. Its geographic range includes the Cordillera de Tilarán, the Cordillera Central, and the Cordillera de Talamanca. The type locality given is "La Palma, [San José Province], Costa Rica, 4500 feet".
Further reading
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Dunn ER (1939). "A New Pit Viper from Costa Rica". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 52: 165-166. ( Trimeresurus nummifer picadoi, new subspecies).
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