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VAPAGuide: Venomous & Poisonous Animals

Country: El Salvador

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 nigrocinctus

X

Pit Vipers

Agkistrodon spp., Moccasins

Agkistrodon bilineatus

X

Cerrophidion spp., Montane pitvipers

Cerrophidion wilsoni

X

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

Crotalus simus

X

Metlapilcoatlus spp., Jumping Pitvipers

Metlapilcoatlus occiduus

W

Porthidium spp., Hognosed pitvipers

Porthidium ophryomegas

X