Loading AI tools
Species of snake From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Porthidium dunni is a species of venomous pitviper in the family Viperidae. The species is endemic to Mexico. There are no recognized subspecies.[4]
Porthidium dunni | |
---|---|
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Viperidae |
Genus: | Porthidium |
Species: | P. dunni |
Binomial name | |
Porthidium dunni | |
Synonyms[2] | |
|
The specific name, dunni, is in honor of American herpetologist Emmett Reid Dunn[5] "in appreciation of his work on American snake fauna".[6]
Adults of P. dunni are usually 30–40 cm (11+3⁄4–15+3⁄4 in) in total length (including tail), with a maximum of 57 cm (22+1⁄2 in). A moderately stout and terrestrial species, the tip of the snout is moderately elevated.[3]
P. dunni is found in southern Mexico in the Pacific lowlands of Oaxaca and western Chiapas.[7]
The type locality given is "the immediate vicinity of the village of Tehuantepec" [Oaxaca, Mexico].[2]
P. dunni is ovoviviparous.[7]
The species P. dunni is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (v3.1, 2007).[1] Species are listed as such due to their wide distribution, presumed large population, or because it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category. The population trend is stable. Year assessed: 2007.[8]
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.