Agkistrodon bilineatus

Agkistrodon bilineatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Viperoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Serpentes Cladus: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Viperoidea

Familia: Viperidae
Subfamilia: Crotalinae
Genus: Agkistrodon
Species: Agkistrodon bilineatus

Name

Agkistrodon bilineatus Günther, 1863

• Holotype: BMNH 1864.1.26.396, ♀, collected by O. Salvin between 1857–1875.
• Type locality: “on the Pacific coast of Guatemala”.

Combinations

• Ancistrodon bilineatus Günther, 1863: 364 [original combination]

References

Primary references

• Günther, A. 1863. Third account of new species of snakes in the collection of the British Museum. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Series 3 12(71): 348–365. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2025. Agkistrodon bilineatus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 20 May 2021.
• Lee, J. & Hammerson, G.A. 2007. IUCN: Agkistrodon bilineatus  (Near Threatened). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T64296A12755881. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64296A12755881.en

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Mexikanische Mokassinschlange
English: Mexican Moccasin
español: Cantil enjaquimado
Nāhuatl: Zolcoatl

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