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Basic information
Agkistrodon bilineatus
Black Moccasin
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderAmphisbaenians
FamilyViper
GenusAgkistrodon
- Czech name
- Ploskolebec mexický
- English name
- Black Moccasin
- Alternative names
- Cantil, Cantil or Zolcuate, Cantil Viper, Mexican Cantil, Mexican Ground Pit Viper, Mexican Moccasin, Mexican Yellow-lipped Viper, Mexikanische Mokassinschlange, Neotropical Moccasin
- Synonyms
- Agkistrodon bilineatus lemosespinali
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Coastal, Forest, Savanna
- Microhabitat
- Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- Body length
- max 1,380 mm
- SVL
- max 337 mm
- Body mass
- max 1,330.6 g
- Hatchling mass
- ~8.3 g
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 24.3 years
- Activity
- Nocturnal
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Foraging mode
- Active
Reproduction and development
- Age at maturity
- 2.5–2.5 years
- Reproductive mode
- Viviparous
- Clutch size
- 5–20 individuals
Health and safety
- Venomous
- Yes
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, eol traitbank, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 5TRLC · COL26.10
- Original documentation
- eol traitbank · eol-2b1a6945e807cb8f26a5d28f00d1aab20ae38efbd77156a3c75f0e40e77d
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 10280 · dryad-v5