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Mixcoatlus browni (Browns Montane Pit Viper)

Synonyms: Agkistrodon browni

Wikipedia Abstract

Mixcoatlus browni (commonly known as Brown's montane pit viper, sometimes Mexican Montane pitviper) is a species of pit viper found at high elevations in Guerrero, Mexico. This species was previously placed in the Agkistrodon genus, where it was considered to be a junior synonym of Cerrophidion barbouri. Molecular evidence has since demonstrated that M. browni is a distinct species and the genus name was subsequently changed.
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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