Common names: Picado's jumping pitviper.

Atropoides picadoi is a venomous pitviper species found in Central America. No subspecies are currently recognized.

Description

Adults commonly reach 75-95 cm in length with a maximum of 120.2 cm. Extremely stout, though not quite so much as A. n. mexicanus.

Geographic range

Found in the mountains of Costa Rica and western Panama at 50-1500 m altitude. This includes the Cordillera de Tilarán, the Cordillera Central and the Cordillera de Talamanca. The type locality given is "La Palma, [San José Province], Costa Rica, 4500 feet."

See also

• List of crotaline species and subspecies
• Snakebite

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