Crotalus intermedius

Crotalus intermedius
A grey snake with brown circular or oblong markings outlined in black running down its length
A Mexican small-headed rattlesnake rests on rocks
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Genus: Crotalus
Species:
C. intermedius
Binomial name
Crotalus intermedius
Troschel, 1865
Synonyms
  • Crotalus intermedius Troschel In Müller, 1865
  • Crotalus intermedius
    – Fischer, 1881
  • Sistrurus intermedius
    – Garman, 1884
  • Crotalus intermedius intermedius
    – Klauber, 1952[2]

Crotalus intermedius (common name Mexican small-headed rattlesnake[3]) is a pit viper species found in central and southern Mexico. Like all other pit vipers, it is venomous. Three subspecies are currently recognized, including the nominate subspecies described here.[4]

  1. ^ Canseco-Márquez, L.; Campbell, J.A.; Ponce-Campos, P.; Muñoz-Alonso, A.; García Aguayo, A. (2007). "Crotalus intermedius". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007. IUCN: e.T64319A12766370. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64319A12766370.en. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  2. ^ 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).
  3. ^ Campbell JA, Lamar WW. 2004. The Venomous Reptiles of the Western Hemisphere. Comstock Publishing Associates, Ithaca and London. 870 pp. 1500 plates. ISBN 0-8014-4141-2.
  4. ^ "Crotalus intermedius". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 9 July 2007.