Sistrurus miliarius

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: Sistrurus
Species: Sistrurus miliarius
Subspecies (3): S. m. barbouri – S. m. miliarius – S. m. streckeri

Name

Holotype: presumed lost fide Palmer (1978: 220).

Type locality: “Carolina”, restricted to “Charleston, South Carolina” by Schmidt (1953: 226).

Combinations

  • Sistrurus miliarius Linnaeus, 1766: 372 [original combination]
  • Crotalus miliarius — Linnaeus in Gmelin, 1788: 1080 [subsequent combination]
  • Crotalophorus miliarius — Baird & Girard, 1853: 11 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

  • Linnaeus, C. 1766. Systema naturae sive regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Laurentii Salvii: Holmiae. 12th ed. v. 1 (pt 1): 394–532. BHL Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Pigmy Rattlesnake
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