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Ophryacus (Mexican pit vipers)

Wikipedia Abstract

Ophryacus is a genus of venomous pit vipers endemic to Mexico. The name is derived from the Greek word ophrys, which means "brow", and the Latin word acus, which means "needle", an allusion to the characteristic horn-like scales over the eyes. Currently, two species are recognized and no subspecies.
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Species

Ophryacus smaragdinus
Ophryacus sphenophrys
Ophryacus undulatus (Mexican Horned Pit Viper) (Vulnerable) (Attributes)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0