Agkistrodon
Agkistrodon is a genus of pit vipers commonly known as American moccasins. The genus is endemic to North America, ranging from the northeastern United States to northern Costa Rica. Eight species are recognized as being valid, all of them monotypic and closely related. Common names include: cottonmouths, copperheads, and cantils.
Species
Eastern Copperhead
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassSquamata
- OrderSquamata
- FamilyViperidae
Habitatbrackish, freshwater
Observations25,788
Die Dreieckskopfottern (Agkistrodon) sind eine mit vier Arten in Nord- und Mittelamerika verbreitete Schlangengattung aus der Unterfamilie der Grubenottern (Crotalinae). Sie werden im Deutschen auch als Mokassinottern oder Mokassinschlangen bezeichnet.
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Research
1,246 papers- Apparent Ophidiomycosis Alters Eastern Copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix) Behavior and Habitat Use.Journal of wildlife diseases · 2024
Article
12 sectionsContents
- Name origin
- Description
- Geographic range
- Behavior
- Reproduction
- Venom
- Research
- Species
- Taxonomy
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Agkistrodon is a genus of pit vipers commonly known as American moccasins. The genus is endemic to North America, ranging from the northeastern United States to northern Costa Rica. Eight species are recognized as being valid, all of them monotypic and closely related. Common names include: cottonmouths, copperheads, and cantils.
==Name origin== The name Agkistrodon comes from the Greek words (, 'fishhook', with the irregular transliteration gk rather than the usual nk) and () 'tooth' and is likely a reference to the fangs.