Noteworthy snake records from Nicaragua (Reptilia: Serpentes)

We report new localities in Nicaragua for thirteen poorly known snake species that were collected for the second ( Dipsas articulata and Ungaliophis panamensis ), third ( Coniophanes bipunctatus , Lachesis stenophrys , Sibon annulatus , Sibon dimidiatus , Tantilla reticulata , and Tropidodipsas sartorii ), fourth ( Atropoides mexicanus , Enuliophis sclateri , Imantodes inornatus , and Nothopsis rugosus ), and fifth ( Corallus annulatus ) times in the country. We also provide distributional range extensions for all viper species known to occur in Nicaragua ( Agkistrodon howardgloydi , Atropoides mexicanus , Bothriechis schlegelii , Bothrops asper , Crotalus simus , Lachesis stenophrys , Porthidium nasutum , and Porthidium ophryomegas ), one coral snake ( Micrurus alleni ), and four mildly venomous snakes ( Conophis lineatus , Leptodrymus pulcherrimus , Leptophis ahaetulla , and Xenodon rabdocephalus ), and the first records for four snake species ( Imantodes gemmistratus , Lachesis stenophrys , Pseudoelaphe flavirufa , and Tantilla armillata ) from within the Nicaraguan national protected areas system.