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Crotalus is a genus of pit vipers, commonly known as rattlesnakes or rattlers, [2] in the family Viperidae. The genus is found only in the Americas from southern Canada to northern Argentina . [ 1 ]
Illustration taken from the drawing of an ancient marble in Spon's Miscellanea, [1] representing one of the crotalistriae performing.. In classical antiquity, a crotalum (κρόταλον krotalon) [2] was a kind of clapper or castanet used in religious dances by groups in ancient Greece and elsewhere, including the Korybantes.
Timber rattlesnake, Crotalus horridus This is a list of all sure genera, species and subspecies of the subfamily Crotalinae, [1] otherwise referred to as crotalines, pit vipers, or pitvipers, and including rattlesnakes Crotalus and Sistrurus.
This category contains articles for taxa belonging to the genus Crotalus - the rattlesnakes of the Americas. This listing is incomplete, but all are valid names according to the taxonomy currently available online through ITIS .
Crotalus lepidus is a venomous pit viper species found in the southwestern United States and northern central Mexico. Four subspecies are currently recognized, including the nominate subspecies described here.
Crotalus culminatus is found across much of southwestern Mexico, inhabiting a wide range of elevations from near sea level up to 2285 meters in the Sierra de Coalcomán.It can be found in arid environments, tropical scrub forests, savannas, and mesic forests, with rocky outcroppings being central to its habitat needs.
Crotalus totonacus is known to prey on small mammals and birds. In addition to mammal hair and bird feathers found in stomachs, specific prey items include cave rats ( Neotoma sp.), Allen’s tree squirrels ( Sciurus alleni ), and rock squirrels ( Spermophilus [ Otospermophilus ] variegatus ).
Crotalus ravus, commonly known as the Mexican pigmy rattlesnake [3] or Mexican pygmy rattlesnake, [4] is a venomous pit viper species, found only in Mexico. Three subspecies are currently recognized.