A NEW GENERIC NAME FOR JUMPING PITVIPERS (SERPENTES: VIPERIDAE)
UNA NUEVA NOMBRE GENÉTICO PARA LA VÍBORAS SALTADORAS (SERPENTES: VIPERIDAE)
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.22201/fc.25942158e.2019.2.73Keywords:
Nomenclature, Atropoides, Cerrophidium, New-genusAbstract
Recent studies on the phylogeny of pitvipers have revealed that the clade containing the Jumping Pitvipers lacks a generic name. We herein propose a name and discuss problems associated with the nomenclatural history of these snakes.