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western cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus leucostoma)
| Subject: | western cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus leucostoma)
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Description
English: Agkistrodon piscivorus leucostoma. Animal courtesy of Austin Reptile Service. http://www.austinreptileservice.net/
Date 31 January 2006 (original upload date)
Author The original uploader was Dawson at English Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Dawson
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Agkistrodon_piscivorus_leucostoma.jpg
Agkistrodon piscivorus leucostoma is a venomous pit viper subspecies found in the south central United States. It is the smallest of the three subspecies and tends to be darker in color. Common names: western cottonmouth, water moccasin, cottonmouth. Order: Squamata, Suborder: Serpentes, Family: Viperidae, Genus: Agkistrodon, Subspecies: Agkistrodon piscivorus leucostoma (Troost, 1836).
Synonyms:
Acontias leucostoma - Troost, 1836
[Toxicophis leucostoma] - Troost, 1836
Toxicophis leucostomus - Holbrook, 1842
Agkistrodon piscivorus leucostoma - Gloyd & Conant, 1943
Agkistrodon piscivorus leucostomus - H.M. Smith & Taylor, 1945
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Scientific Name: Agkistrodon piscivorus (Lacepede, 1789)
Common Names: Cottonmouth, Water Moccasin, Swamp Moccasin, Black Moccasin, Gapper, Viper
Synonyms:
Crotalus piscivorus Lacépède, 1789
Trigonocephalus piscivorus Dumeril & Bibron, 1854
Ancistrodon piscivorus Cope, 1860
Toxicophis piscivorus Baird & Girard, 1853 |
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