Metlapilcoatlus olmec
{{Short description|Species of snake}}
{{Speciesbox
| image = Metlapilcoatlus olmec.jpg
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| genus = Metlapilcoatlus
| species = olmec
| authority = (Pérez-Higareda, H.M. Smith & Juliá-Zertuche, 1985)
| range_map = Atropoides olmec distribution.png
| synonyms = * Porthidium olmec - Pérez-Higareda, H.M. Smith & Juliá-Zertuche, 1985
- A[tropoides]. olmec - Werman, 1992
}}
:Common names: Tuxtlan jumping pit viper,Campbell JA, Lamar WW. 2004. The Venomous Reptiles of the Western Hemisphere. 2 volumes. Comstock Publishing Associates, Ithaca and London. 870 pp. 1500 plates. {{ISBN|0-8014-4141-2}}. Olmecan pit viperSierra. 2003. Venomous Species of the World. [http://www.venomousreptiles.org/libraries/download/3722/Species%20list.pdf PDF] at [http://www.venomousreptiles.org/ Venomousreptiles.org] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080409033049/http://www.venomousreptiles.org/ |date=2008-04-09 }}. Accessed 9 November 2007.
Metlapilcoatlus olmec is a pit viper species found in Mexico. No subspecies are currently recognized.{{ITIS |id=585758 |taxon=Atropoides olmec |accessdate=14 September 2007}}
Description
Geographic range
Found at elevations of 800–1,500 m in Mexico on the upper slopes of the Sierra de Los Tuxtlas in southern Veracruz. Also found in eastern Oaxaca, and from northwestern Chiapas to Guatemala.
The type locality given is "crest of Cerro Egega, 1100 m, municipality of Catemaco" (Veracruz, Mexico).
Conservation status
This species is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (v3.1, 2001).{{Redlist species|no=64301|genus=Atropoides|species=olmec|date=14 September|year=2007}} Species are listed as such due to their wide distribution, presumed large population, or because it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category. The population trend is stable. Year assessed: 2007.{{Redlist CC2001|date=14 September|year=2007}}
References
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External links
- {{NRDB species|genus=Metlapilcoatlus|species=olmec|date=14 September|year=2007}}
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