Eastern diamondback rattlesnake

Eastern diamondback rattlesnake

Vulnerable  (NatureServe)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Genus: Crotalus
Species:
C. adamanteus
Binomial name
Crotalus adamanteus
Synonyms[3]
  • Crotalus adamanteus
    Palisot de Beauvois, 1799
  • Crotalus rhombifer
    Latreille in Sonnini & Latreille, 1801
  • Crotalus rhombiferus
    — Brickell, 1805
  • Crotalus adamanteus var. adamanteus
    — Jan, 1858
  • C[audisona]. adamantea
    — Cope, 1867
  • Crotalus adamanteus adamanteus
    — Cope, 1875
  • Crotalus adamanteus pleistofloridensis
    Brattstrom, 1954
  • Crotalus giganteus
    Brattstrom, 1954
  • Crotalus adamanteus
    — Klauber, 1956

The eastern diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus)[4][5] is a species of pit viper in the family Viperidae. The species is endemic to the Southeastern United States. It is one of the heaviest venomous snakes in the Americas and the largest rattlesnake. No subspecies are recognized.[6]

  1. ^ Hammerson, G.A. (2007). "Crotalus adamanteus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T64308A12762249. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64308A12762249.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Crotalus adamanteus". NatureServe Explorer. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference McD99 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Klauber LM (1997) [First published 1956]. Rattlesnakes: Their Habitats, Life Histories, and Influence on Mankind (Second ed.). Berkeley, CA: University of California Press. ISBN 0-520-21056-5.
  5. ^ Fichter GS (1982). Poisonous Snakes: A First Book. Franklin Watts. ISBN 0-531-04349-5.
  6. ^ "Crotalus adamanteus ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 28 November 2006.