Porthidium yucatanicum

Porthidium yucatanicum
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Viperidae
Genus:	Porthidium
Species:	P. yucatanicum
Binomial name
Porthidium yucatanicum (H.M. Smith, 1941)
Synonyms
Trimeresurus yucatanicus H.M. Smith, 1941 Bothrops yucatanicus – H.M. Smith & Taylor, 1945 Bothrops yucatannicus – & Romano-Hoge, 1981 Trimeresurus yucatannicus – Hoge & Romano-Hoge, 1981 Porthidium yucatanicum – Campbell & Lamar, 1989

Porthidium yucatanicum is a venomous pitviper species found in Mexico. No subspecies are currently recognized.

Adults are usually 35–45 cm (13 ³⁄₄–17 ³⁄₄ in) in total length, although some specimens may exceed 55 cm (21 ³⁄₄ in). The females tend to be larger than the males. Moderately stout and terrestrial.

Found in the northern half of the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico. The type locality given is "Chichen Itza, Yucatán" [Mexico].

This species is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (v3.1, 2001). 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 unknown. Year assessed: 2007.

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