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Subspecies of Mexican Twin Spotted Rattlesnake

Crotalus pricei miquihuanus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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

  1. ^ "Crotalus pricei". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2025-01-03.
  2. Klauber, Laurence Monroe; Klauber, Laurence Monroe (1952). Taxonomic studies of the rattlesnakes of mainland Mexico. Vol. no.26 (1952). San Diego, Calif: Zoological Society of San Diego. {{cite book}}: |volume= has extra text (help)


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