Crotalus tlaloci
| Crotalus tlaloci | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Viperidae |
| Genus: | Crotalus |
| Species: | C. tlaloci |
| Binomial name | |
| Crotalus tlaloci Bryson et al., 2014 | |
Crotalus tlaloci is a species of rattlesnake from Mexico. The species is named after Tláloc, the Aztec god of rain.[1] As with all rattlesnakes, it is venomous.[2]
Description
Crotalus tlaloci can be distinguished from similar species of snakes, such as C. triseriatus, by specific scale counts, a proportionately smaller rattle, and a proportionally longer tail. It can also be told apart by a dark narrowing marking near its eye.[1]
Habitat
Crotalus tlaloci is known to inhabit open areas in cloud forests and humid oak-pine forests. Usually it inhabits areas with broad-leaf oaks and dense undergrowth.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Bryson, Robert W. Jr.; Linkem, Charles W.; Dorcas, Michael E.; Lathrop, Amy; Jones, Jason M.; Alvarado-Díaz, Javier; Grünwald, Christoph I.; Murphy, Robert W. (2014). "Multilocus species delimitation in the Crotalus triseriatus species group (Serpentes: Viperidae: Crotalinae), with the description of two new species" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3826 (3): 475–496 [483]. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3826.3.3. PMID 24990060.
- ^ "Crotalus tlaloci". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2025-01-07.