Porthidium, the Glossary
Porthidium is a genus of venomous pitvipers found in Mexico and southward to northern South America.[1]
Table of Contents
49 relations: Belize, Binomial nomenclature, Canthus (herpetology), Central America, Chiapas, Colima, Colombia, Convergent evolution, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Edward Drinker Cope, El Salvador, Genus, Greek language, Guatemala, Hermann Schlegel, Hobart Muir Smith, Honduras, Hypnale, India, James Arthur Oliver, Jonathan A. Campbell, Marie Firmin Bocourt, Mexico, Nicaragua, Norman Edouard Hartweg, Nota bene, Oaxaca, Panama, Paraventral scales, Pit viper, Porthidium dunni, Porthidium hespere, Porthidium lansbergii, Porthidium nasutum, Porthidium ophryomegas, Porthidium volcanicum, Porthidium yucatanicum, Puntarenas Province, Rostral scale, South America, Species, Sri Lanka, Subspecies, Tabasco, Type species, Venezuela, Venomous snake, Yucatán Peninsula.
Belize
Belize (Bileez) is a country on the north-eastern coast of Central America.
Binomial nomenclature
In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, both of which use Latin grammatical forms, although they can be based on words from other languages.
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Canthus (herpetology)
In snakes and amphibians, the canthus, canthal ridge or canthus rostralis,Spawls S, Branch B. 1995.
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Central America
Central America is a subregion of North America.
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Chiapas
Chiapas (Tzotzil and Tzeltal: Chyapas), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Chiapas (Estado Libre y Soberano de Chiapas), is one of the states that make up the 32 federal entities of Mexico.
Colima
Colima, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Colima (Estado Libre y Soberano de Colima), is among the 31 states that make up the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico.
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with insular regions in North America.
Convergent evolution
Convergent evolution is the independent evolution of similar features in species of different periods or epochs in time.
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Costa Rica
Costa Rica (literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country in the Central American region of North America.
Ecuador
Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west.
Edward Drinker Cope
Edward Drinker Cope (July 28, 1840 – April 12, 1897) was an American zoologist, paleontologist, comparative anatomist, herpetologist, and ichthyologist.
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El Salvador
El Salvador, officially the Republic of El Salvador, is a country in Central America.
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Genus
Genus (genera) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family as used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses.
Greek language
Greek (Elliniká,; Hellēnikḗ) is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages, native to Greece, Cyprus, Italy (in Calabria and Salento), southern Albania, and other regions of the Balkans, the Black Sea coast, Asia Minor, and the Eastern Mediterranean.
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Guatemala
Guatemala, officially the Republic of Guatemala, is a country in Central America.
Hermann Schlegel
Hermann Schlegel (10 June 1804 – 17 January 1884) was a German ornithologist, herpetologist and ichthyologist.
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Hobart Muir Smith
Hobart Muir Smith, born Frederick William Stouffer (September 26, 1912 – March 4, 2013), was an American herpetologist.
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Honduras
Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America.
Hypnale
Hypnale is a genus of venomous pit vipers endemic to Sri Lanka and southwestern India.
India
India, officially the Republic of India (ISO), is a country in South Asia.
James Arthur Oliver
James Arthur Oliver (January 1, 1914 – December 2, 1981) was an American zoologist, herpetologist and educator who served as the Director of the American Museum of Natural History, the New York Zoological Park (now the Bronx Zoo) and the New York Aquarium.
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Jonathan A. Campbell
Jonathan Atwood Campbell (born May 13, 1947) is an American herpetologist.
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Marie Firmin Bocourt
Marie Firmin Bocourt (19 April 1819 – 4 February 1904) was a French zoologist and artist.
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Mexico
Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America.
Nicaragua
Nicaragua, officially the Republic of Nicaragua, is the geographically largest country in Central America, comprising.
Norman Edouard Hartweg
Norman Edouard "Kibe" Hartweg (August 20, 1904 – February 16, 1964) was an American herpetologist, Curator of Herpetology for the Museum of Zoology at the University of Michigan, and president of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists.
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Nota bene
Nota bene (or; plural: notate bene) is the Latin phrase meaning note well.
Oaxaca
Oaxaca (also,, from Huāxyacac), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Oaxaca (Estado Libre y Soberano de Oaxaca), is one of the 32 states that compose the Federative Entities of the United Mexican States.
Panama
Panama, officially the Republic of Panama, is a country in Latin America at the southern end of Central America, bordering South America.
Paraventral scales
In snakes, the paraventral scales are the longitudinal rows of dorsal scales that contact the ventral scales.
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Pit viper
The Crotalinae, commonly known as pit vipers,Mehrtens JM (1987).
Porthidium dunni
Porthidium dunni is a species of venomous pitviper in the family Viperidae.
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Porthidium hespere
Porthidium hespere is a venomous pitviper species found in western Mexico.
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Porthidium lansbergii
Porthidium lansbergii is a species of venomous snake, a pitviper in the family Viperidae.
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Porthidium nasutum
Porthidium nasutum is a venomous pitviper species found in southern Mexico, Central America and northern South America.
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Porthidium ophryomegas
Porthidium ophryomegas is a venomous pitviper species found in Central America.
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Porthidium volcanicum
Porthidium volcanicum, the Ujarran hognosed pitviper, is a venomous pitviper species endemic to Costa Rica.
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Porthidium yucatanicum
Porthidium yucatanicum is a venomous pitviper species found in Mexico.
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Puntarenas Province
Puntarenas is a province of Costa Rica.
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Rostral scale
The rostral scale, or rostral, in snakes and other scaled reptiles is the median plate on the tip of the snout that borders the mouth opening.
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South America
South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a considerably smaller portion in the Northern Hemisphere.
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Species
A species (species) is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction.
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, historically known as Ceylon, and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia.
Subspecies
In biological classification, subspecies (subspecies) is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics (morphology), but that can successfully interbreed.
Tabasco
Tabasco, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Tabasco (Estado Libre y Soberano de Tabasco), is one of the 32 Federal Entities of the United Mexican States.
Type species
In zoological nomenclature, a type species (species typica) is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specimen (or specimens).
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Venezuela
Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea.
Venomous snake
Venomous snakes are species of the suborder Serpentes that are capable of producing venom, which they use for killing prey, for defense, and to assist with digestion of their prey.
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Yucatán Peninsula
The Yucatán Peninsula (also,; Península de Yucatán) is a large peninsula in southeast Mexico and adjacent portions of Belize and Guatemala.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porthidium
Also known as Hognosed pitviper, Hognosed viper.