| Crotalus estebanensis | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Viperidae |
| Genus: | Crotalus |
| Species: | C. estebanensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Crotalus estebanensis Klauber, 1949 | |
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| Location of San Estéban Island | |
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Crotalus estebanensis, commonly known as the San Esteban Island rattlesnake, is a pit viper species endemic to San Estéban Island, Mexico. Like all other pit vipers, it is venomous.
Description
Adults grow to a maximum reported length of 98.2 cm.
Geographic range
It s known only from the type locality, which is "San Estéban Island, Gulf of California, Mexico.
Conservation status
This species is classified as least concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (v3.1, 2001). Species are listed as such due to their wide distribution, presumed large population, or because they are unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category. The population trend is stable. Year assessed: 2007
References
- ^ Frost, D.R. (2007). "Crotalus estebanensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T64317A12765597. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64317A12765597.en. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
- ^ Klauber LM. 1997. Rattlesnakes: Their Habitats, Life Histories, and Influence on Mankind. Second Edition. 2 volumes. Reprint, University of California Press, Berkeley. ISBN 0-520-21056-5.
- "Crotalus estebanensis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved September 13, 2007.
- 2001 Categories & Criteria (version 3.1) at the IUCN Red List
External links
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Crotalus molossus estebanensis | |