Cerrophidion godmani

Cerrophidion godmani

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Viperoidea

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

Familia: Viperidae
Subfamilia: Crotalinae
Genus: Cerrophidion
Species: Cerrophidion godmani

Name

• Cerrophidion godmani (Günther, 1863)

Lectotype: BMNH 1946.1.18.80 (formerly BMNH 1864.1.26.40), adult ♀. [designated by Stuart (1963: 129).

Type locality: “near Dueñas and on other parts of the tableland of Guatemala”.

Combinations

• Bothriechis godmanni Günther, 1863: 364 [original combination]
• Bothops goldmanii — Müller, 1877: 402 [subsequent combination]
• Trimeresurus goldmani — Mocquard, 1909: 942 [subsequent combination]
• Porthidium godmani — Campbell & Lamar, 1989: 315 [subsequent combination]
• Cerrophidion godmani — Campbell & Lamar, 1992 [subsequent 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: 348–365. BHL
• Stuart, L.C. 1963. A checklist of the herpetofauna of Guatemala. Miscellaneous Publications, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan 122: 1–150, 1 pl. handle.

Additional references

• Jadin, R.C., Townsend, J.H., Castoe, T.A. & Campbell, J.A. 2012. Cryptic diversity in disjunct populations of Middle American Montane Pitvipers: a systematic reassessment of Cerrophidion godmani. Zoologica scripta 41(5): 455–470. DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-6409.2012.00547.x Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Cerrophidion godmani. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 24 April 2018.
• Chaves, G., Lamar, W., Porras, L.W., Solórzano, A., Townsend, J.H. & Wilson, L.D. 2014. IUCN: Cerrophidion godmani  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T197466A2487099. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T197466A2487099.en

Vernacular names

English: Godman's Montane Pit Viper
español: Nauyaca de montaña de Godman
Nederlands: Godman's groefkopadder

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