A pitviper from Mexico and Central America, the Godman’s Pit Viper is a poisonous snake that has no subspecies.
Kingdom |
Animalia |
Phylum |
Chordata |
Subphylum |
Vertebrata |
Class |
Reptilia |
Order |
Squamata |
Suborder |
Serpentes |
Family |
Viperidae |
Subfamily |
Crotalinae |
Genus |
Cerrophidion |
Species |
C. godmani |
Scientific Name |
Cerrophidion godmani |
Other Names |
Godman’s montane pitviper |
Length |
Usually around 55 cm (21.5 in) |
Coloration |
Long patterns of cream, dark brown and black |
Distribution |
Mexico (states of Chiapas and southeastern Oaxaca), through Central America, to western Panama |
Habitat |
Mostly prefer dense forests and woodlands |
Diet |
Mammals (rodents and shrews) but also eats lizards and other snakes |
Venom Fact |
Venomous Nonvenomous |
Mode of Reproduction |
Oviparous (egg laying) |
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Cerrophidion Godmani
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