VenomMaps: Updated species distribution maps and models for New World pitvipers (Viperidae: Crotalinae).

ABSTRACT: Beyond providing critical information to biologists, species distributions are useful for naturalists, curious citizens, and applied disciplines including conservation planning and medical intervention. Venomous snakes are one group that highlight the importance of having accurate information given their cosmopolitan distribution and medical significance. Envenomation by snakebite is considered a neglected tropical disease by the World Health Organization and venomous snake distributions are used to assess vulnerability to snakebite based on species occurrence and antivenom/healthcare accessibility. However, recent studies highlighted the need for updated fine-scale distributions of venomous snakes. Pitvipers (Viperidae: Crotalinae) are responsible for >98% of snakebites in the New World.

SUBMITTER: Rautsaw RM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9132920 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature