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title: "Broad-banded Copperhead"
description: "Agkistrodon laticinctus — Reptiles. Agkistrodon laticinctus, commonly known as the broad-banded copperhead, is a venomous pit viper species, formerly considered a subspecies of Agkistrodon contortrix, which is found in the central United States, from Kansas, through Oklahoma and throughout central Texas."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/broad-banded-copperhead
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Broad-banded Copperhead

> Agkistrodon laticinctus — Reptiles. Agkistrodon laticinctus, commonly known as the broad-banded copperhead, is a venomous pit viper species, formerly considered a subspecies of Agkistrodon contortrix, which is found in the central United States, from Kansas, through Oklahoma and throughout central Texas.

- Scientific name: *Agkistrodon laticinctus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 5827
- Wikidata: [Q106575657](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q106575657)
- iNaturalist taxon: [907052](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/907052)

## Names

- en: Broad-banded Copperhead
- de: Breitbandkupferkopf
- es: Cabeza de Cobre Central

## Countries with the most observations

US (5461)

## Summary

Agkistrodon laticinctus, commonly known as the broad-banded copperhead, is a venomous pit viper species, formerly considered a subspecies of Agkistrodon contortrix, which is found in the central United States, from Kansas, through Oklahoma and throughout central Texas.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agkistrodon_laticinctus

## Photo

![Broad-banded Copperhead](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/broad-banded-copperhead/medium.jpg)

Photo: Michelle Lopez · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/110926479

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/broad-banded-copperhead?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).