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Timber rattlesnake, Crotalus horridus This is a list of all sure genera, species and subspecies of the subfamily Crotalinae, [1] otherwise referred to as crotalines, pit vipers, or pitvipers, and including rattlesnakes Crotalus and Sistrurus.
Although a few species of crotalines are highly active by day, such as Trimeresurus trigonocephalus, a bright green pit viper endemic to Sri Lanka, most are nocturnal, preferring to avoid high daytime temperatures and to hunt when their favored prey are also active. The snakes' heat-sensitive pits are also thought to aid in locating cooler ...
Yellow-lined palm viper; Pit viper. Banded pitviper; Bamboo pitviper; Barbour's pit viper; Black-tailed horned pit viper; Bornean pitviper; Brongersma's pitviper; Brown spotted pitviper [4] Cantor's pitviper; Elegant pitviper; Eyelash pit viper; Fan-Si-Pan horned pitviper; Flat-nosed pitviper; Godman's pit viper; Green tree pit viper; Habu pit ...
This is a list of all genera, species and subspecies of the subfamily Viperinae, otherwise referred to as viperines, true vipers, pitless vipers or Old World vipers.It follows the taxonomy of McDiarmid et al. (1999) [1] and ITIS.
Malayan pit viper (Calloselasma rhodostoma) The Malayan pit viper (Calloselasma rhodostoma) is an Asian species of pit viper that is reputed to be an ill-tempered snake that is quick to strike in defense. This species is one of the main causes of snakebite envenoming in Southeast Asia.
Agkistrodon is a genus of pit vipers commonly known as American moccasins. [2] [3] The genus is endemic to North America, ranging from the Southern United States to northern Costa Rica. [1] Eight species are currently recognized, [4] [5] all of them monotypic and closely related. [6] Common names include: cottonmouths, copperheads, and cantils. [7]
Most new species discoveries were plants, such as the leafless orchid. The remaining new species, however, comprised 26 reptiles, 17 amphibians, 15 unique fish species, and three new mammals.
Bothrops is a genus of highly venomous pit vipers endemic to the Neotropics. [1] The generic name, Bothrops, is derived from the Greek words βόθρος, bothros, meaning ' pit ', and ὄψ, ops, meaning ' eye ' or ' face ', together an allusion to the heat-sensitive loreal pit organs.