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. 2019 Jul 31;9(16):9362–9375. doi: 10.1002/ece3.5486

Table 1.

Data of elevation, scalation, and maximum body length (in centimeters) of New World pitvipers

Species Elev MDSR SL Ven SC ISO TL
Agkistrodon bilineatus 300 23 8 136 59 1 138
Agkistrodon contortrix 500 23 8 148 50 1 137.2
Agkistrodon piscivorus 300 25 8 137 50 1 180
Agkistrodon taylori   23 8 133 48 1 96
Atropoides indomitus a 935 24 11 138 34 11 65.8
Atropoides mexicanus 820 25 10 125 31 8 97.9
Atropoides nummifer b 1,135 25 10 131 33 9 69.5
Atropoides occiduus 1,300 25 9 131 30 9 79.5
Atropoides olmec 1,015 23 11 111 29 10 77
Atropoides picadoi 1,150 25 9 147 35 9 120.2
Bothriechis aurifer 1,750 19 10 158 57 3 100
Bothriechis bicolor 1,250 21 10 166 66 10 100
Bothriechis guifarroi c 1,233 19 10 164 64 5 76.5
Bothriechis lateralis 1,492 23 10 163 62 7 100
Bothriechis marchi 1,000 19 11 165 62 5 104
Bothriechis nigroviridis 2,075 19 10 146 51 7 93.7
Bothriechis rowleyi 1,445 19 10 160 60 4 97.3
Bothriechis schlegelii 650 23 9 153 53 8 97.9
Bothriechis supraciliaris 1,250 23 9 146 50 8 80
Bothriechis thalassinus d 1,308 21 11 165 64 7 100
Bothriopsis bilineata 500 27 7 205 66 7 123
Bothriopsis chloromelas 1,500 24 8 186 52 6 100
Bothriopsis medusa 1,238 21 7 161 54 4 80
Bothriopsis oligolepis 2,000 23 8 192 60 7 98.6
Bothriopsis pulchra 1,650 21 7 174 64 7 76.4
Bothriopsis taeniata 1,067 27 7 229 79 7 175
Bothrocophias andianus 2,550 22 7 168 56 7 125.8
Bothrocophias campbelli 1,650 23 8 165 56 6 123
Bothrocophias colombianus 1,300 25 9 168 53 8 136
Bothrocophias hyoprora 500 23 8 131 48 6 83
Bothrocophias microphthalmus 1,675 23 8 153 51 6 116.2
Bothrocophias myersi 138 23 7 145 48 5 75.6
Bothrocophias pictus 1,400 23 10 166 38 6 60
Bothropoides alcatraz 135 25 9 180 50 7 50.5
Bothropoides diporus 350 25 9 178 49 8 110
Bothropoides erythromelas 1,000 20 8 149 37 6 85
Bothropoides insularis 100 25 9 183 57 7 118
Bothropoides jararaca 500 24 8 193 61 9 160
Bothropoides lutzi 400 23 9 170 42 6 80
Bothropoides mattogrossensis 250 24 9 175 49 7 130
Bothropoides neuwiedi 500 26 9 172 45 9 100
Bothropoides otavioi e 100 24 8 187 63 5 74.4
Bothropoides pauloensis 400 24 9 174 47 8 93.8
Bothropoides pubescens 250 25 9 176 45 8 120
Bothrops asper 1,320 27 7 201 64 8 250
Bothrops atrox 640 24 7 192 67 7 172.3
Bothrops barnetti 0 24 8 178 44 7 140
Bothrops brazili 250 26 8 177 55 7 149.3
Bothrops caribbaeus 100 27 7 205 68 5 200
Bothrops jararacussu 350 25 8 176 56 6 220
Bothrops lanceolatus 650 31 8 224 64 8 200
Bothrops leucurus 200 27 8 208 66 8 120
Bothrops lojanus 2,200 23 8 150 42 5 61
Bothrops marajoensis 50 25 8 185 59 7 150
Bothrops moojeni 750 26 7 195 57 10 230
Bothrops muriciensis 640 25 8 153 52 6 88.4
Bothrops osbornei 1,250 26 8 179 67 7 140
Bothrops pirajai 250 26 9 161 48 6 137
Bothrops punctatus 1,607 27 8 204 83 8 130
Bothrops roedingeri 250 21 11 176 43 6 100
Bothrops sanctaecrucis   25 8 181 57 8 100
Bothrops venezuelensis 1,500 24 8 199 61 6 166.7
Cerrophidion godmani f 2,005 21 9 141 29 5 82.2
Cerrophidion petlalcalensis 2,200 19 10 140 36 3 50
Cerrophidion sasai 1,990 21 9 139 30 3 71.3
Cerrophidion tzotzilorum 2,275 21 10 128 27 3 50
Cerrophidion wilsoni d 2,356 21 9 142 30 5 78.9
Crotalus adamanteus 250 29 15 176 27 8 251.1
Crotalus aquilus 2,355 23 12 148 25 3 67.8
Crotalus atrox 750 25 15 182 24 5 234
Crotalus basiliscus 1,200 27 15 192 27 2 204.5
Crotalus catalinensis 235 25 15 183 23 5 73.1
Crotalus cerastes 600 21 13 143 20 5 82.4
Crotalus durissus 500 27 15 173 25 2 180
Crotalus enyo 0 25 14 169 25 5 89.9
Crotalus ericsmithi g 1,037 25 13 172 41 5 54
Crotalus horridus 1,000 23 14 171 23 6 189.2
Crotalus intermedius 2,500 21 9 168 24 3 57
Crotalus lannomi h 978 27 15 172 42 4 63.8
Crotalus lepidus 1,650 23 13 160 25 2 82.8
Crotalus mitchellii 1,220 25 16 173 22 5 136.7
Crotalus molossus 1,465 27 17 182 23 3 133
Crotalus oreganus 1,250 25 15 179 22 5 162.6
Crotalus polystictus 2,025 27 14 174 23 3 100
Crotalus pricei 2,527 21 9 154 26 3 66
Crotalus pusillus 1,953 23 12 156 29 3 68.2
Crotalus ravus 2,245 22 11 143 25 1 70
Crotalus ruber 750 29 17 193 22 7 162
Crotalus scutulatus 900 25 15 179 22 2 137.3
Crotalus simus 500 29 14 181 26 4 180
Crotalus stejnegeri 860 27 15 175 41 7 72.4
Crotalus tancitarensis i 2,375 21 9 159 22 2 41
Crotalus tigris 733 23 13 167 22 6 88.5
Crotalus tortugensis 105 27 16 185 21 4 105.8
Crotalus totonacus 840 25 14 190 26 2 166.5
Crotalus transversus 3,250 21 9 146 23 3 46.5
Crotalus triseriatus 3,536 23 12 140 26 3 68.3
Crotalus viridis 1,438 27 14 179 23 5 151.5
Crotalus willardi 2,205 25 14 153 29 8 67
Lachesis acrochorda 250 35 9 220 43 13 300
Lachesis melanocephala 500 37 8 216 45 12 240
Lachesis muta 500 35 9 225 44 11 360
Lachesis stenophrys 500 35 8 200 43 12 348.7
Mixcoatlus barbouri j 2,217 17 9 140 30 4 51.2
Mixcoatlus browni j 2,563 19 8 139 30 1 51.5
Mixcoatlus melanurus 2,000 21 11 147 40 11 57.5
Ophryacus undulatus 2,300 21 12 168 47 15 70
Porthidium arcosae 150 27 9 166 33 5 63.5
Porthidium dunni 350 23 10 148 37 5 54.2
Porthidium hespere 300 23 10 156 30 5 57.9
Porthidium lansbergii 635 24 9 153 34 6 90
Porthidium nasutum 450 23 10 134 32 5 63.5
Porthidium ophryomegas 500 25 10 166 38 6 77
Porthidium porrasi 100 25 10 138 29 6 70
Porthidium volcanicum 500 25 10 161 30 7 53.6
Porthidium yucatanicum 125 25 10 148 37 5 59.8
Rhinocerophis alternatus 350 30 9 173 42 11 169
Rhinocerophis ammodytoides 1,000 24 10 154 36 9 75
Rhinocerophis cotiara 900 27 10 162 40 12 94.5
Rhinocerophis fonsecai 1,300 27 9 172 48 9 107.9
Rhinocerophis itapetiningae 750 26 8 152 32 7 50
Rhinocerophis jonathani k 3,010 28 11 162 38 11 88.1
Sistrurus catenatus 1,513 25 12 145 28 1 100.3
Sistrurus miliarius 250 23 11 135 32 1 80.3

All literature derived from Campbell & Lamar, 2004 except where noted.

Abbreviations: Elev, elevation; ISO, intersupraoculars; MDSR, mid‐dorsal scale rows; SC, subcaudal scales; SL, supralabial scales; TL, total length; Ven, ventral scales.

a

McCranie, Orellana, and Sheehy (2013).

b

Jadin et al. (2010).

c

Townsend, Medina‐Flores, Wilson, Jadin, and Austin (2013).

d

McCranie (2011).

e

Barbo, Grazziotin, Sazima, Martins, and Sawaya (2012).

f

Jadin et al. (2012).

g

Campbell and Flores‐Villela (2008).

h

Reyes‐Velasco, Grünwald, Jones, and Weatherman (2010).

i

Alvarado‐Díaz and Campbell (2004).

j

Jadin et al. (2011).

k

Carrasco, Harvey, and Saravia (2009).