MAVIN Version: March 22, 2016 Poison Centre Munich
Porthidium lansbergii | ||
Synonyms: Lansberg's Hog-nosed Pit Viper, Lansberg's Hognose Pit Viper, Manabi Hognosed Pit Viper ( P. l. arcosae ) Classification: Snake (animal group), Viperidae (family), Porthidium (genus) Geographic area: Central America9, South America9 | ||
There is no antivenom available for species 'Porthidium lansbergii'. Availability was determined by analyzing specifications of antivenoms of the following sources:1. WCH Clinical Toxinology Resources (n=98), 2. WHO Venomous snakes distribution and species risk categories (n=100) and 3. other (n=6). Is there an antivenom of another species or subspecies of genus 'Porthidium' occurring in the same geographic region [Central America, South America] ?
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