Crotalus durissus

South American rattlesnake
	South American rattlesnake (Crotalus durissus terrificus)
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Viperidae
Genus:	Crotalus
Species:	C. durissus
Binomial name
	Crotalus durissus; Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms
	Crotalus Dryinas Linnaeus, 1758; [Crotalus] Durissus – Linnaeus, 1758; Caudisona orientalis – Laurenti, 1768; Caudisona Gronovii – Laurenti, 1768; Crotalus orientalis – Gmelin, 1788; Crotalus strepitans var. dryinas – Daudin, 1803; [Urocrotalon] durissus – Fitzinger, 1843; Uropsophus durissus – Gray, 1849; Crotalus durissus – Boulenger, 1896; Crotalus pulvis – Ditmars, 1905; [Crotalus] terrificus durissus – Amaral, 1929; Crotalus terrificus durissus – Amaral, 1929; [Crotalus] Gronovii – Klauber, 1936; Crotalus durissus dryinus – Hoge, 1966; Crotalus (Crotalus) durissus dryinus – J. Peters & Orejas-Miranda, 1970;

Crotalus durissus, known as the South American rattlesnake,^[2] tropical rattlesnake,^[4] and by other names, is a highly venomous pit viper species found in South America. It is the most widely distributed member of its genus.^[2] Currently, seven subspecies are recognized.^[5]

^ Cacciali, P.; Caicedo, J.R.; Carreira, S.; Fitzgerald, L.; Gutiérrez-Cárdenas, P.; Kacoliris, F.; Montero, R.; Renjifo, J.; Rivas, G.; Rodríguez, J.; Scott, N. (2021). "Crotalus durissus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T178477A44954627. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T178477A44954627.en. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c Jonathan A. Campbell; William W. Lamar; Edmund D. Brodie (2004). The venomous reptiles of the Western Hemisphere. Comstock Pub. Associates. p. 1500. ISBN 978-0-8014-4141-7.
^ Roy W. MacDiarmid (1999). Snake Species of the World. Herpetologists' League. ISBN 978-1-893777-00-2.
^ Mehrtens JM. 1987. Living Snakes of the World in Color. New York: Sterling Publishers. 480 pp. ISBN 0-8069-6460-X
^ "Crotalus durissus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 28 November 2007.

[iucn-1] Cacciali, P.; Caicedo, J.R.; Carreira, S.; Fitzgerald, L.; Gutiérrez-Cárdenas, P.; Kacoliris, F.; Montero, R.; Renjifo, J.; Rivas, G.; Rodríguez, J.; Scott, N. (2021). "Crotalus durissus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T178477A44954627. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T178477A44954627.en. Retrieved 28 August 2024.

[War-C&L04-2] Jonathan A. Campbell; William W. Lamar; Edmund D. Brodie (2004). The venomous reptiles of the Western Hemisphere. Comstock Pub. Associates. p. 1500. ISBN 978-0-8014-4141-7.

[McD99-3] Roy W. MacDiarmid (1999). Snake Species of the World. Herpetologists' League. ISBN 978-1-893777-00-2.

[Meh87-4] Mehrtens JM. 1987. Living Snakes of the World in Color. New York: Sterling Publishers. 480 pp. ISBN 0-8069-6460-X

[ITIS-5] "Crotalus durissus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 28 November 2007.

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South American rattlesnake

South American rattlesnake (Crotalus durissus terrificus)
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Viperidae
Genus:	Crotalus
Species:	C. durissus
Binomial name
*Crotalus durissus* Linnaeus, 1758

Synonyms
Crotalus Dryinas Linnaeus, 1758 [Crotalus] Durissus – Linnaeus, 1758 Caudisona orientalis – Laurenti, 1768 Caudisona Gronovii – Laurenti, 1768 Crotalus orientalis – Gmelin, 1788 Crotalus strepitans var. dryinas – Daudin, 1803 [Urocrotalon] durissus – Fitzinger, 1843 Uropsophus durissus – Gray, 1849 Crotalus durissus – Boulenger, 1896 Crotalus pulvis – Ditmars, 1905 [Crotalus] terrificus durissus – Amaral, 1929 Crotalus terrificus durissus – Amaral, 1929 [Crotalus] Gronovii – Klauber, 1936 Crotalus durissus dryinus – Hoge, 1966 Crotalus (Crotalus) durissus dryinus – J. Peters & Orejas-Miranda, 1970^[2]^[3]