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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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.
The generic name Crotalus is derived from the Greek word κρόταλον krótalοn, which means "rattle" or "castanet", and refers to the rattle on the end of the tail, which makes this group (genera Crotalus and Sistrurus) so distinctive. [3] As of July 2023, 44 [4] to 53 [5] species are recognized as valid.
Crotalus durissus, known as the South American rattlesnake, [2] tropical rattlesnake, [4] and by other names, is a highly venomous pit viper species found in South America. It is the most widely distributed member of its genus. [ 2 ]
Crotalus Crotalus adamanteus Crotalus angelensis Crotalus aquilus ... Crotalus scutulatus Crotalus simus Crotalus stejnegeri Crotalus stephensi Crotalus tancitarensis
Crotalus mitchellii (Cope, 1861) Crotalus molossus Baird & Girard, 1853; Crotalus oreganus Holbrook, 1840; Crotalus ornatus Hallowell, 1854; Crotalus polystictus (Cope, 1865) Crotalus pricei Van Denburgh, 1895; Crotalus pusillus Klauber, 1952; Crotalus ravus Cope, 1865; Crotalus ruber Cope, 1892; Crotalus scutulatus (Kennicott, 1861) Crotalus ...