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Porthidium lansbergii (Schlegel, 1841)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Porthidium lansbergii in captivity
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Open encyclopedia reference
Common names: Lansberg's hognosed pit viper.
Porthidium lansbergii is a species of venomous snake, a pit viper in the family Viperidae. The species is native to eastern Central America and northwestern South America. Three subspecies are recognized, including the nominate subspecies described here.
Wikipedia contributors, Porthidium lansbergii; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T14:46:53.042731+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Porthidium lansbergii (Schlegel, 1841)
- Name authority
- (Schlegel, 1841)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Viperidae
- Genus
- Porthidium
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderSerpentes Linnaeus, 1758
- infraorderAlethinophidia Nopcsa, 1923
- familyViperidae
- subfamilyCrotalinae
- genusPorthidium
- speciesPorthidium lansbergii (Schlegel, 1841)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Porthidium. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Hognosed Pit ViperPorthidium nasutum (Bocourt, 1868) | ViperidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Slender Hognose ViperPorthidium ophryomegas (Bocourt, 1868) | ViperidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Porthidium porrasi Lamar, 2003 | ViperidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Porthidium volcanicum Solórzano, 1995 | ViperidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Manabi Hognose PitviperPorthidium arcosae Schätti & Kramer, 1993 | ViperidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dunn's Hognose ViperPorthidium dunni (Hartweg & Oliver, 1938) | ViperidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Western Hognose ViperPorthidium hespere (Campbell, 1976) | ViperidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Yucatán Hognose ViperPorthidium yucatanicum (Smith, 1941) | ViperidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Thanatophis sutus Posada Arango, 1889 Posada Arango, 1889 | synonym |
| Trigonocephalus lansbergii Schlegel, 1841 Schlegel, 1841 | synonym |
| Bothrops lansbergii hutmanni Sandner-Montilla, 1989 Sandner-Montilla, 1989 | synonym |
| Porthidium lansbergii rozei (Peters, 1968) (Peters, 1968) | ambiguous synonym |
| Thanatos patoquilla Posado-Arango, 1889 Posado-Arango, 1889 | synonym |
| Bothrops lansbergii venezuelensis Roze, 1959 Roze, 1959 | synonym |
| Bothrops lansbergii rozei Peters, 1968 Peters, 1968 | synonym |
| Porthidium lansbergii hutmanni (Sandner-Montilla, 1989) (Sandner-Montilla, 1989) | ambiguous synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Porthidium&species=lansbergii Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4M22K. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.