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Atropoides picadoi

Picado´s Pitviper


Atropoides picadoi

Mano de Piedra Costarricense

Family: Viperidae
Order: Squamata
Class: Reptilia
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia

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Other common names: Mano de Piedra de Picado.





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Atropoides picadoi, also known as Picado´s jumping pit viper, is a pit viper species in the subfamily Crotalinae of the family Viperidae. The species is endemic to Costa Rica. There are no subspecies that are recognised as being valid. It is monotypic in the genus Atropoides.

Etymology: The specific name, picadoi, is in honor of Costa Rican herpetologist Clodomiro Picado Twight.

 Adults of A. picadoi commonly reach a total length (including tail) of with a maximum of . A. picadoi is extremely stout, though not quite so much as A. mexicanus.

Geographic range: Atropoides picadoi is found in the mountains of Costa Rica and western Panama at altitude. Its geographic range includes the Cordillera de Tilarán, the Cordillera Central, and the Cordillera de Talamanca. The type locality given is "La Palma, [San José Province], Costa Rica, 4500 feet".

Source: Wikipedia, article Atropoides picadoi. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 16/07/2026.





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Photography ID: 225706
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La Fortuna
Alajuela
Costa Rica
01/14/2017
Luis Cesar Tejo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
63593314/01/2017Costa RicaAlajuelaVolcan Arenal, La FortunaLuis Cesar Tejo
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Picado´s Pitviper (Atropoides picadoi) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 23/09/2026.