Crotalus lepidus maculosus
| Crotalus lepidus maculosus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Viperidae |
| Genus: | Crotalus |
| Species: | |
| 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.[1]
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.[2]
References
- ^ "Crotalus lepidus". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
- ^ 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.