Crotalus basiliscus

Crotalus basiliscus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Genus: Crotalus
Species:
C. basiliscus
Binomial name
Crotalus basiliscus
(Cope, 1864)
Synonyms[2]
  • Caudisona basilisca
    Cope, 1864
  • C[rotalus]. basiliscus
    — Cope in Yarrow in Wheeler, 1875
  • [Crotalus durissus] var. basiliscus
    — Garman, 1884
  • Crotalus terrificus
    — Boulenger, 1896
  • [Crotalus terrificus] basiliscus
    — Amaral, 1929
  • Crotalus basiliscus basiliscus
    — Gloyd, 1948

Crotalus basiliscus, known as the Mexican west coast rattlesnake,[3] Mexican green rattler, and also by other names,[4] is a species of pit viper in the family Viperidae. The species is endemic to western Mexico. Like all other pit vipers, it is venomous. The specific name, basiliscus, is derived from the Greek word for king, βασιλισκος (basiliskos), and alludes to this snake's large size and potent venom.[3] No subspecies are currently recognized.[5]

  1. ^ Ponce-Campos, P.; García Aguayo, A. (2007). "Crotalus basiliscus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T64312A12763909. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64312A12763909.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T (1999). Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
  3. ^ a b Campbell JA, Lamar WW (2004). The Venomous Reptiles of the Western Hemisphere. Ithaca and London: Comstock Publishing Associates. 870 pp., 1,500 plates. ISBN 0-8014-4141-2.
  4. ^ Klauber LM (1997). Rattlesnakes: Their Habitats, Life Histories, and Influence on Mankind. Second Edition. First published in 1956, 1972. Berkeley: University of California Press. ISBN 0-520-21056-5.
  5. ^ "Crotalus basiliscus ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 4 February 2007.