Agkistrodon
| Agkistrodon | |
|---|---|
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| Agkistrodon contortrix | |
| Klasifikasi ilmiah | |
| Kerajaan: | Animalia |
| Filum: | Chordata |
| Subfilum: | Vertebrata |
| Kelas: | Reptilia |
| Ordo: | Squamata |
| Subordo: | Serpentes |
| Famili: | Viperidae |
| Subfamili: | Crotalinae |
| Genus: | Agkistrodon Palisot de Beauvois, 1799 |
| Sinonim | |
Agkistrodon adalah kelompok mura yang tinggal di tanah yang lembap atau dataran basah di Meksiko bagian timur laut dan di Amerika Serikat bagian selatan dan tenggara. Nama ilmiahnya berasal dari kata Agkistron="ikan" dan odont="gigi"; Merujuk pada taring mereka yang seperti gigi taring ikan dan kebiasaan mereka, yakni senang memangsa ikan. Semua jenis menyukai tempat lembap, terutama rawa-rawa.
Spesies
- Agkistrodon bilineatus Günther, 1863
- Agkistrodon contortrix (Linnaeus, 1766) - Copperhead (ular)
- Agkistrodon howardgloydi Conant, 1984
- Agkistrodon piscivorus (Lacépède, 1789) - Cottonmouth (ular)
- Agkistrodon russeolus Gloyd, 1972
- Agkistrodon taylori Burger & Robertson, 1951
Referensi
Bahan bacaan
- Daudin FM. 1801-1803. Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière des reptiles: ouvrage faisant suit à l'histoire naturelle générale et particulière, composée par Leclerc de Buffon; et rédigée par C.S. Sonnini, miembre de plusieurs sociétés savantes. 8 vols. F. Dufart, Paris (for a discussion of the publication date, see F. Harper, 1940, Amer. Midl. Nat. 23: 693).
- Fischer JG. 1813. Zoognosia tabulis synopticus illustrata, in usum praelectionum Academiae Imperialis medico-chirurgicae Mosquensis edita. 3d ed. vol. 1, pt. 3 (Reptiles, Poissons): 57-117. Nicolai Sergeidis Vsevolozsky, Moscow.
- Fitzinger LJ. 1826. Neue Classification der Reptilien nach ihren natürlichen Verwandtschaften: nebst einer Verwandtschafts-Tafel und einem Verzeichnisse der Reptilien-Sammlung des K. K. Zoologischen Museums zu Wien. J.G. Heubner, Vienna. 66 pp.
- Hubbs B, O'Connor B. 2012. A Guide to the Rattlesnakes and other Venomous Serpents of the United States. Tricolor Books. Tempe, Arizona. 129 pp. ISBN 978-0-9754641-3-7.
- Jones JM. 1976. Variation of venom proteins in Agkistrodon snakes from North America. Copeia 1976(3): 558-562.
- Knight A, Densmore III LD, Real ED. 1992. Molecular systematics of the Agkistrodon complex, p. 49-70 In Campbell JA, Brodie Jr. ED. 1992. Biology of the Pitvipers. Texas: Selva. 467 pp. 17 plates. ISBN 0-9630537-0-1.
- Link HF. 1807. Beschreibung der naturalien-sammlung der Universität zu Rostock. Zweite abtheilung, pp. 51–100. Gebruckt bei Adlers Erben, Rostock.
- Palisot de Beauvois AMFJ. 1799. Memoir on Amphibia. Serpentes. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society 4: 362-381.
- Parkinson CL. 1999. Molecular systematics and biogeographical history of pitvipers as determined by mitochondrial ribosomal DNA sequences. Copeia 1999(3): 576-586.
- Parkinson CL, Moody SM, Ahlquist JE. 1997. Phylogenetic relationships of the "Agkistrodon complex" based on mitochondrial DNS data. P. 63-78 In Thorpe RS, Wüster W, Malhotra A. 1997. Venomous snakes: ecology, evolution and snakebite. Clarendon Press, Oxford.
- Sonnini CS, Latreille PA. 1801. Histoire naturelle des reptiles, avec figures dissinees dápres nature. 4 Vols. Paris (for a discussion of the publication date, see F. Harper, 1940, Amer. Midl. Nat. 23: 692-723).
- Troost G. 1836. On a new genus of serpents, and two new species of the genus Heterodon, inhabiting Tennessee. Ann. Lyc. Nat. Hist., New York, 3: 174-190.
- Wagler JG. 1830. Natürliches System der Amphibien, mit vorangehender Classification der Säugthiere und Vögel. Ein Beitrag zur vergleichenden Zoologie. J.G. Cotta, München. 354 pp.
Sumber informasi
- ITIS: Agkistrodon Palisot de Beauvois, 1799
- Agkistrodon sp. @ The Reptile Database
- ADW: Genus Agkistrodon
