What does «toboba» mean in Spanish?
- Common name for several species of vipers of the family Viperidae, with a triangular head and rough appearance of the scales. They are mainly myotoxic (affecting the muscle) and hemotoxic (causing hemorrhage). Some species are: Porthidium volcanicum, Porthidium ophryomegas, Cerrophidion sasai, Cerrophidion godmani (high altitude toboba), among others.
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