Cerrophidion wilsoni

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Viperoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Kingdom: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Sauropsida
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Cladus: Diapsida
Cladus: Neodiapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha
Subclassis: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata
Cladus: Toxicofera
Subordo: Serpentes
Cladus: Caenophidia
Superfamilia: Viperoidea

Familia: Viperidae
Subfamilia: Crotalinae
Genus: Cerrophidion
Species:

Name

Cerrophidion wilsoni Jadin, Townsend, Castoe & Campbell, 2012: 461

  • Holotype: UTA R-52953, adult ♀, collected on 1 February 2005 at 1530 h by E. N. Smith (original number ENS 10860).
  • Type locality: “Cerro Azul, Parque Nacional Montaña de Botaderos, Departamento de Olancho, Honduras, 15.37831°N, 86.14200°W, elevation 1420 m.”
  • Etymology: A patronym honouring Larry David Wilson, in recognition of his career-long contributions to Mesoamerican herpetology.

References

Primary references

Vernacular names

  • English: Honduras Montane Pitviper
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