| Sidewinder (Crotalus cerastes) | |
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| Death Valley National Park | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Viperidae |
| Genus: | Crotalus |
| Species: | C. cerastes
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| Binomial name | |
| Crotalus cerastes Hallowell, 1854
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| Synonyms | |
Crotalus cerastes, known as the sidewinder, horned rattlesnake or sidewinder rattlesnake,[3] is a pit viper species belonging to the genus Crotalus (the rattlesnakes), and is found in the desert regions of the Southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. Like all other pit vipers, it is venomous. Three subspecies are currently recognized.[4]
- ^ Frost, D.R.; Hammerson, G.A.; Gadsden, H. (2007). "Crotalus cerastes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T64315A12764960. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64315A12764960.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
- ^ Wright AH, Wright AA. 1957. Handbook of Snakes. Comstock Publishing Associates. (7th printing, 1985). 1105 pp. ISBN 0-8014-0463-0.
- ^ "Crotalus cerastes". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 5 February 2007.