Cerrophidion petlalcalensis

Cerrophidion petlalcalensis, also known as Cerro Petlalcala montane pitviper and Petates de Cerro Petlalcala is a species of venomous, terrestrial pitviper from Mexico.[1]

Cerrophidion petlalcalensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Genus: Cerrophidion
Species:
C. petlalcalensis
Binomial name
Cerrophidion petlalcalensis
López-luna, Vogt & Torre-Loranca, 1999

Diet

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Cerrophidon petlalcalensis has been known to eat plethodontid salamanders.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Cerrophidion petlalcalensis". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
  2. ^ Jadin, Robert C.; Smith, Eric N.; Campbell, Jonathan A. (2011). "Unravelling a tangle of Mexican serpents: a systematic revision of highland pitvipers: SYSTEMATIC REVISION OF HIGHLAND PITVIPERS". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 163 (3): 943–958. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2011.00748.x.