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VAPAGuide: Venomous & Poisonous Animals

Country: Nicaragua

Distribution of Terrestrial Snakes in Mexico and Central America

Occurrences in
NW	the Northwest
N	the North
NE	the Northeast
W	the West
C	central areas
E	the East
SW	the Southwest
S	the South
SE	the Southeast
X	most areas
?	unclear

Literature on the distribution

Elapids

Micrurus spp., Coral snakes

Micrurus alleni	NE
Micrurus mosquitensis	SE	Atlantic coast
Micrurus multifasciatus	C+E+SE
Micrurus nigrocinctus	X

Pit Vipers

Agkistrodon spp., Moccasins

Agkistrodon howardgloydi

W+S

Bothriechis spp., Palm pitvipers

Bothriechis nigroadspersus

X

Bothrops spp., Lance heads

Bothrops asper

X

Cerrophidion spp., Montane pitvipers

Cerrophidion wilsoni

NW

Crotalus spp. (without Crotalus durissus sspp.), Rattlesnakes

Crotalus simus

W+SW

Lachesis spp., Bushmaster

Lachesis stenophrys

X

Metlapilcoatlus spp., Jumping Pitvipers

Metlapilcoatlus mexicanus

X

Porthidium spp., Hognosed pitvipers

Porthidium nasutum	X
Porthidium ophryomegas	W