eastern cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus piscivorus) Description
English: Agkistrodon piscivorus piscivorus, dark form, at Francis Beidler Forest
Date 9 May 2014, 15:12:25
Author Mgoodyear
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Agkistrodon piscivorus piscivorus is a venomous pitviper, one of three subspecies of Agkistrodon piscivorus, with different geographic distributions, found in the south eastern United States. Common names: eastern cottonmouth, cottonmouth moccasin, water moccasin, moccasin. Order: Squamata, Suborder: Serpentes, Family: Viperidae, Genus: Agkistrodon, Subspecies: Agkistrodon piscivorus piscivorus (Lacépède, 1789).
Synonyms:
Crotalus piscivorus – Lacépède, 1789
Trigonocephalus piscivorus – Duméeril & Bibron, 1854
Ancistrodon piscivorus – Cope, 1860
Toxicophis piscivorus – Baird & Girard, 1853
Agkistrodon piscivorus piscivorus – Conant & Collins, 1991
