| Crotalus pricei miquihuanus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Viperidae |
| Genus: | Crotalus |
| Species: | C. pricei |
| Subspecies: | C. p. miquihuanus |
| Trinomial name | |
| Crotalus pricei miquihuanus Gloyd, 1940 | |
Crotalus pricei miquihuanus, the eastern twin spotted rattlesnake, is a subspecies of twin spotted rattlesnake native to, Mexico. As with all rattlesnakes, it is venomous. The name 'miquihuanus' comes from the location it was originally described in, Miquihuana, Tamaulipas.
Distinction
Crotalus pricei miquihuanus may be distinguished from its sister subspecies in a few ways. Colour and pattern may be inconsistently different, but more consistently C. p. miquihuanus has a smaller count of specific scales such as ventrals and prefrontal scales.
Reproduction
Crotalus pricei miquihuanus is known to be ovoviviparous.
References
- ^ "Crotalus pricei". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2025-01-03.
- Klauber, Laurence Monroe; Klauber, Laurence Monroe (1952). Taxonomic studies of the rattlesnakes of mainland Mexico. Vol. 26 (1952). San Diego, Calif: Zoological Society of San Diego.
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