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Crotalus scutulatus is known commonly as the Mohave Rattlesnake. [3] [4] Other common English names include Mojave Rattlesnake [5] [6] and, referring specifically to the nominate (northern) subspecies: Northern Mohave Rattlesnake [4] and Mojave Green Rattlesnake, [7] [5] the latter name commonly shortened to the more colloquial “Mojave green”. [8]
Crotalus scutulatus salvini, commonly known as the Huamantlan rattlesnake, [2] is a venomous pit viper, currently classified as a subspecies [3] of C. scutulatus that is found in mainland Mexico, at the southern end of the distribution of C. scutulatus. [4] [5] [6] The subspecific epithet honors the nineteenth century British naturalist Osbert ...
Crotalus is a genus of pit vipers, commonly known as rattlesnakes or rattlers, [2] in the family Viperidae. ... C. scutulatus (Kennicott, 1861) 1 Mojave rattlesnake
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 Crotalus adamanteus Crotalus angelensis ... Crotalus ruber Crotalus scutulatus Crotalus simus Crotalus stejnegeri Crotalus stephensi Crotalus tancitarensis
The type genus for this subfamily is Crotalus, of which the type species is the timber rattlesnake, C. horridus. [ citation needed ] These snakes range in size from the diminutive hump-nosed viper, Hypnale hypnale , that grows to a typical total length (including tail) of only 30–45 cm (12–18 in), to the bushmaster, Lachesis muta , a ...
Species of snake include the rosy boa (Lichanura trivirgata), Western patch-nosed snake (Salvadora hexalepis), and Mojave rattlesnake (Crotalus scutulatus). [2] These species can also occur in the neighboring Sonoran and Great Basin deserts. The animal species of the Mojave Desert have generally fewer endemics than its flora.