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Crotalus aquilus



Crotalus aquilus
Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Subfamily: Crotalinae
Genus: Crotalus
Species: C. aquilus
Binomial name
Crotalus aquilus
Klauber, 1952
Synonyms
  • Crotalus lugubris - Dugès, 1877
  • Crotalus triseriatus - Cope, 1855
  • Crotalus t[riseriatus]. triseriatus - Klauber In Githens & George, 1931
  • Crotalus triseriatus aquilus - Klauber, 1952
  • Crotalus aquilus - Harris & Simmons, 1978
  • Crotalus triseriatus quadrangularis - Harris & Simmons, 1978
  • C[rotalus]. aquilus - Dorcas, 1992[1]
Common names: Querétaro dusky rattlesnake,[2] Queretaran dusky rattlesnake.[3]

Crotalus aquilus is a venomous pitviper species found in the highlands of central Mexico. No subspecies are currently recognized.[4]

Contents

Description

This species grows to a maximum reported total length of 67.8 cm in length. However, most adult specimens, which are described are heavy-bodied, are less than 50 cm in length.[2]

Geographic range

Found in the highlands of central Mexico in the states of Guanajuato, Hidalgo, México, Michoacán and San Luis Potosí. The type locality given is "near Alvarez, San Luis Potosí, Mexico."[1]

Habitat

These snakes are found in the open grassy and generally rocky habitats north of the Transverse Volcanic Cordillera. They also occur in pine-oak forest, open karstic areas, grassy mountain meadows and stony mesquite-grassland.[2]

Conservation status

This species is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (v3.1, 2001).[5] Species are listed as such due to their wide distribution, presumed large population, or because it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category. The population trend is down. Year assessed: 2007.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b 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).
  2. ^ a b c 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.
  3. ^ Klauber LM. 1997. Rattlesnakes: Their Habitats, Life Histories, and Influence on Mankind. Second Edition. First published in 1956, 1972. University of California Press, Berkeley. ISBN 0-520-21056-5.
  4. ^ Crotalus aquilus (TSN 585821). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed on 9 July 2007.
  5. ^ Crotalus aquilus at the IUCN Red List. Accessed 13 September 2007.
  6. ^ 2001 Categories & Criteria (version 3.1) at the IUCN Red List. Accessed 13 September 2007.
 
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