Photo of a Emerald Horned Pitviper (Ophryacus smaragdinus)
Photo: Tyler C Hake, CC BY-NC, via iNaturalist

Emerald Horned Pitviper

Ophryacus smaragdinus

Venom
Venomous
Constrictor
Non-constrictor
Type
Pit Viper
Family
Viperidae
Genus
Ophryacus
Continents
North America
Countries
1
How common
Recorded in 23 places on iNaturalist

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About

Emerald Horned Pitviper (Ophryacus smaragdinus) is a venomous pit viper of the family Viperidae, found in Mexico. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical montane forest and 11 more. Recorded in 23 places on iNaturalist.

Where it lives

Native range

Habitats

Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.

Related snakes

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