Crotalus viridis

Crotalus viridis
Prairie rattlesnake, Crotalus v. viridis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Genus: Crotalus
Species:
C. viridis
Binomial name
Crotalus viridis
(Rafinesque, 1818)
Synonyms
List
  • Crotalinus viridis
    Rafinesque, 1818
  • Crotalurus viridis
    — Rafinesque, 1820
  • Crotalus confluentus
    Say In James, 1823
  • Crotalus Lecontei
    Hallowell, 1852
  • Crotalus audisona. confluenta
    — Cope, 1867
  • Caudisona confluenta Var. confluenta
    — Cope, 1867
  • Caudisona confluenta Var. lecontei
    — Cope, 1867
  • Crotalus confluentus var. pulverulentus
    Cope, 1883
  • Crotalus confluentus var. confluentus
    — Cope, 1883
  • Crotalus confluentus confluentus
    — Cope, 1892
  • Crotalus confluentus lecontei
    — Cope, 1892
  • Crotalus viridis viridis
    — Klauber, 1936[2]

Crotalus viridis (Common names: prairie rattlesnake,[3][4] Great Plains rattlesnake,[5]) is a venomous pit viper species native to the western United States, southwestern Canada, and northern Mexico. Currently, two subspecies are recognized, including the prairie rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis viridis), the nominate subspecies, and the Hopi rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis nuntius).[3]

  1. ^ Frost, D.R.; Hammerson, G.A.; Santos-Barrera, G. (2007). "Crotalus viridis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T64339A12771847. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64339A12771847.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré TA. 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 "Crotalus viridis ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 28 November 2006.
  4. ^ "Crotalus ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 28 November 2006.
  5. ^ Wright AH, Wright AA. 1957. Handbook of Snakes of the United States and Canada. Ithaca and London: Comstock Publishing Associates. (7th printing, 1985). 1,105 pp. (2 volumes). ISBN 0-8014-0463-0.