Atropoides
Sign in to saveAtropoides picadoi, also known as '''Picado's jumping pit viper, is a pit viper species in the subfamily Crotalinae of the family Viperidae. The species is endemic to Costa Rica. There are no subspecies that are recognised as being valid. It is monotypic in the genus Atropoides'''.
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Atropoides picadoi, also known as '''Picado's jumping pit viper, is a pit viper species in the subfamily Crotalinae of the family Viperidae. The species is endemic to Costa Rica. There are no subspecies that are recognised as being valid. It is monotypic in the genus Atropoides'.
==Etymology== The specific name, picadoi, is in honor of Costa Rican herpetologist Clodomiro Picado Twight.
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