Crotalus atrox

Crotalus atrox

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Viperoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Viperoidea

Familia: Viperidae
Subfamilia: Crotalinae
Genus: Crotalus
Species: Crotalus atrox

Name

Crotalus atrox Baird & Girard, 1853: 5

Holotype: USNM 7761.

Type locality: “Indianola”, Texas.

Synonyms

Caudisona atrox var. sonoraensis Kennicott, 1861: 206

Type: no type designated.

Type locality: “Sonora and vicinity.”

References

Primary references

Baird, S.F. & Girard, C. 1853. Catalogue of North American Reptiles in the Museum of the Smithsonian Institution. Part 1.-Serpents. Smithsonian Institute: Washington. xvi + 172 pp.

Kennicott, R. 1861. On three new forms of rattlesnakes. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 13: 206–208. BHL Reference page.

Links

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2020. Crotalus atrox. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 2 May 2018.

Frost, D.R., Hammerson, G.A. & Santos-Barrera, G. 2007. IUCN: Crotalus atrox (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T64311A12763519. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64311A12763519.en

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Texas-Klapperschlange
English: Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake
magyar: Texasi csörgőkígyó
italiano: Crotalo adamantino occidentale
polski: Grzechotnik teksaski
Türkçe: Batılı elmas sırtlı

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