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Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: April 12th, 2025.


Taxonomy of the family Viperidae
Bibliography of the genus Atropoides
Biodiversity of the family Viperidae








Genus
Atropoides

Costa Rican Jumping Pitviper

Costaricanische Springlanzenotter

Costaricansk Springhugorm

1992 Atropoides Werman (type species: Trimeresurus nummifer picadoi Dunn 1939)
Contents: 1 species, which is not endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Remarks: The single species of this genus was formerly included in Bothrops and, more recently, Porthidium. The genus previously included the species now assigned to Metlapilcoatlus.
Distribution: As for the single species.

Meristic and other data
of the world's snakes.
Compiled by
V. Wallach
Key to abbreviations


Head drawings of the
genus Atropoides.
Compiled by
V. Wallach

Atropoides picadoi

Costa Rican Jumping Pitviper, (Picado's Jumping Pitviper)

Costaricanische Springlanzenotter

Costaricansk Springhugorm

1939 Trimeresurus nummifer picadoi Dunn
Bothrops picadoi Smith & Taylor 1945
Porthidium picadoi Campbell & Lamar 1989
Atropoides picadoi Werman 1992

Distribution: Costa Rica, Panama.