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Basic information
Agkistrodon contortrix
Southern Copperhead
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderAmphisbaenians
FamilyViper
GenusAgkistrodon
- Czech name
- Ploskolebec americký
- English name
- Southern Copperhead
- Alternative names
- Cabeça de cobre, Copperhead, Eastern Copperhead, Kupferkopf, Northern Copperhead, Osage Copperhead
- Synonyms
- Agkistrodon contortrix phaeogaster, Agkistrodon mokason, Boa contortrix, Cenchris mokeson
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Anthropogenic, Cave, Coastal, Forest, Mountain, Prairie, Riparian wetland, Scrubland, Swamp, Wetland
- Microhabitat
- Arboreal, Clay, Fossorial and/or ground-dwelling only, Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- Body length
- max 1,350 mm
- SVL
- max 760 mm
- Body mass
- max 1,248.2 g
- Hatchling mass
- ~5.2 g
- Offspring total length
- max 225 mm
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 29.1 years
- Activity
- Cathemeral, Crepuscular, Diurnal, Nocturnal
- Diet
- Amphibians, Arthropods, Birds, Carnivore, Carrion, Insects, Mammals, Reptiles
- Foraging mode
- Ambush
- Body temperature
- 27–27 °C
Reproduction and development
- Age at maturity
- 2–3 years
- Reproductive mode
- Viviparous
- Clutch size
- 4–20 individuals
- Clutches per year
- 1–1 × per year
- Sex determination
- Genetic sex determination
Health and safety
- Venomous
- Yes
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, eol traitbank, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 5TRLB · COL26.10
- Original documentation
- eol traitbank · eol-2b1a6945e807cb8f26a5d28f00d1aab20ae38efbd77156a3c75f0e40e77d
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 10281 · dryad-v5