Mixcoatlus
Mixcoatlus is a small genus of pit vipers endemic to Mexico. The genus was created in 2011.[1]
| Mixcoatlus | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Mixcoatlus melanurus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Viperidae |
| Subfamily: | Crotalinae |
| Genus: | Mixcoatlus Jadin, Smith, and Campbell, 2011[1] |
| Type species | |
| Agkistrodon browni Shreve, 1938 | |
| Diversity | |
| 3 species (see text) | |
The name Mixcoatlus is derived from the Nahuatl word Mixcoatl or "cloud serpent", a deity of the Aztec and several other Mesoamerican civilizations. This name also refers to the geographic restriction of this clade to elevations above 2,000 meters.[1]
Species
There are three species:[1][2]
- Mixcoatlus barbouri (Dunn, 1919)
- Mixcoatlus browni (Shreve, 1938)
- Mixcoatlus melanurus (Müller, 1923)
References
- Jadin, R.C.; Smith, E.N.; Campbell, J. (2011). "Unraveling a tangle of Mexican serpents: a systematic revision of highland pitvipers". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 163 (3): 951. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2011.00748.x.
- Mixcoatlus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 8 December 2014.
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