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Crotalus lepidus maculosus

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Subspecies of snake

Crotalus lepidus maculosus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Genus: Crotalus
Species: C. lepidus
Subspecies: C. l. maculosus
Trinomial name
Crotalus lepidus maculosus
W. Tanner, Dixon & Harris, 1972

Crotalus lepidus maculosus, the Durangan rock rattlesnake, is a Mexican subspecies of the rock rattlesnake, a venomous species of pit viper.

Description

The Durangan rock rattlesnake can be distinguished from its sister subspecies as it displays an average of 29-31 small oval spots on its sides which the other subspecies lack, with the ground colour between the spots being heavily pigmented. It also has a difference in numbers of specific scales, as well as being smaller than its adjacent subspecies.

References

  1. "Crotalus lepidus". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  2. Tanner, Wilmer W.; Dixon, James R.; Harris, Herbert S. (1972). "A New Subspecies of Crotalus Lepidus from Western Mexico". The Great Basin Naturalist. 32 (1): 16–24. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.25765. ISSN 0017-3614. JSTOR 41711332.
Taxon identifiers
Crotalus lepidus maculosus


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