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Link to enlarge image K5741 © Justin Kerr Charles Zidar
ANCIENT MAYA ZOOLOGICAL RESEARCH

Family:  Viperidae
Genus:  Bothrops
Species:  atrox
Authority:  Linnaeus, 1758
Common Name:  Fer-De-Lance or Tommygoff
Maya Name:  Taxinchan, Kum cokoo
Faunal Type:  Reptile/Amphibian
Depictions:  Polychrome Ceramics
Notes:  B. asper See Rattlesnake Depictions...


Other Faunal Photos:   Additional views of the faunal species, click on a photo below to view larger image.
Artifact Photo(s) Courtesy of Justin Kerr (FAMSI); Animal Photo(s) Courtesy of Wikipedia GNU General Public License Version 1.2, November 2002; Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 2.0/2.5 License(s).



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