Mixcoatlus
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| Mixcoatlus | |
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| Mixcoatlus melanurus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Viperidae |
| Subfamily: | Crotalinae |
| Genus: | Mixcoatlus Jadin, Smith, and Campbell, 2011[1] |
| Type species | |
| Agkistrodon browni Shreve, 1938 | |
| Diversity | |
| 3 species (see text) | |
Mixcoatlus is a small genus of pit vipers endemic to Mexico. The genus was described in 2011.[1]
The name Mixcoatlus is derived from the Nahuatl word Mixcoatl or "cloud serpent", a deity of the Aztec and several other Mesoamerican civilizations. This name also refers to the geographic restriction of this clade to elevations above 2,000 meters.[1]
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