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Basic information
Agkistrodon piscivorus
Cotton-mouth
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderAmphisbaenians
FamilyViper
GenusAgkistrodon
- Czech name
- Ploskolebec vodní
- English name
- Cotton-mouth
- Alternative names
- Cottonmouth, Eastern Cottonmouth, Northern Cottonmouth, Östliche Wasser-Mokassinotter [piscivorus], Wasser-Mokassinotter, Water Moccasin, Western Cottonmouth, Westliche Wassermokassinotter [leucostoma]
- Synonyms
- Acontias leucostoma, Crotalus piscivorus
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Agricultural, Anthropogenic, City, Coastal, Freshwater, Marsh, Mountain, Riparian wetland, Swamp, Temporary aquatic
- Microhabitat
- Aquatic
Size and appearance
- Body length
- max 1,892 mm
- Body mass
- max 3,311.3 g
- Hatchling mass
- ~10.5 g
- Offspring total length
- max 250 mm
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 24.6 years
- Activity
- Cathemeral, Diurnal, Nocturnal
- Diet
- Amphibians, Birds, Carnivore, Carrion, Eggs, Fish, Insects, Mammals, Mollusks, Piscivore, Reptiles
- Foraging mode
- Active
- Body temperature
- 26.2–26.2 °C
Reproduction and development
- Age at maturity
- 2–3 years
- Reproductive mode
- Viviparous
- Clutch size
- 1–16 individuals
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, eol traitbank, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 5TRLF · COL26.10
- Original documentation
- eol traitbank · eol-2b1a6945e807cb8f26a5d28f00d1aab20ae38efbd77156a3c75f0e40e77d
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 10283 · dryad-v5