Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.
 
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Genus
Ophryacus
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Mexican Horned Pitvipers
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Mexikanische Horn-Lanzenottern
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Mexicanske Hornlanseslanger
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1887 |  |
Ophryacus Cope (type species: Trigonocephalus undulatus Jan 1859) |
Contents:
3 species, all of which are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
Formerly included in
Bothrops and
Porthidium. Revalidated by Burger (1971) in an unpublished dissertation, which was followed by Campbell & Lamar (1989). Previously included
Mixcoatlus melanurus.
Distribution:
Mexico
(Guerrero,
Hidalgo,
Oaxaca,
Puebla,
Veracruz).
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Ophryacus smaragdinus
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Emerald Horned Pitviper
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Smaragd-Horn-Lanzenotter
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Smaragd-hornlanseslange
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2015 | |
Ophryacus smaragdinus Grünwald, Jones, Franz-Chávez & Ahumada-Carrillo |
Distribution:
Mexico
(Hidalgo,
Oaxaca,
Puebla,
Veracruz).
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Ophryacus sphenophrys
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Broad-horned Pitviper
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Südliche Horn-Lanzenotter
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Sydlig Hornlanseslange
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1960 | |
Bothrops sphenophrys Smith "1959" |
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Ophryacus sphenophrys Grünwald, Jones, Franz-Chávez & Ahumada-Carrillo 2015 |
Remarks:
Previously regraded as a synonym of undulatus (e.g., Burger 1971; Campbell & Lamar 1989).
Revalidated by Grünwald, Jones, Franz-Chávez & Ahumada-Carrillo (2015).
Distribution:
Mexico
(Oaxaca).
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Ophryacus undulatus
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Slender-horned Pitviper, Eyelash Mountain Viper, Undulated Pitviper
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Veracruz-Horn-Lanzenotter
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Veracruz-hornlanseslange
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1859 | |
Trigonocephalus undulatus Jan |
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Atropos undulatus Jan 1863 |
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Teleuraspis undulatus Garman 1884 |
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Ophryacus undulatus Ferrari-Perez 1886 |
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Bothrops undulatus Günther 1895 |
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Lachesis undulatus Boulenger 1896 |
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Trimeresurus undulatus Mocquard 1909 |
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Bothriechis undulatus Julia-Zertuche & Varela 1978 |
Remarks:
Previously included sphenophrys and the populations now assigned to smaragdinus (Grünwald, Jones, Franz-Chávez & Ahumada-Carrillo 2015).
Distribution:
Mexico
(Guerrero,
Oaxaca,
Puebla,
Veracruz).
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