- Crotalus durissus vegrandis
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Crotalus durissus vegrandis Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Serpentes Family: Viperidae Subfamily: Crotalinae Genus: Crotalus Species: C. durissus Subspecies: C. d. vegrandis Trinomial name Crotalus durissus vegrandis
Klauber, 1941Synonyms - Crotalus vegrandis - Klauber, 1941
- Crotalus durissus vegrandis - Klauber, 1956
- Crotalus (Crotalus) vegrandis - Peters & Orejas-Miranda, 1970
- Crotalus vegrandis - McCranie, 1984
- Crotalus d[urissus]. vegrandis - Campbell & Lamar, 1989[1]
- Common names: Uracoan rattlesnake.[2]
Crotalus durissus vegrandis is a venomous pitviper subspecies[3] found only in Venezuela in South America.
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Description
Klauber (1997) gives two maximum lengths for this dwarfed form of C. durissus: 636 mm for the largest measured specimen, and 684 mm as the greatest value from a report believed to be reliable.[2]
Geographic range
Found only in the type locality, which is "Maturín Savannah, near Uracoa, Sotillo District, State of Mongas, Venezuela."[1]
See also
- List of crotaline species and subspecies
- Crotalus by common name
- Crotalus by taxonomic synonyms
- Crotalinae by common name
- Crotalinae by taxonomic synonyms
- Snakebite
References
- ^ 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).
- ^ a b Klauber LM. 1997. Rattlesnakes: Their Habitats, Life Histories, and Influence on Mankind. Second Edition. 2 volumes. Reprint, University of California Press, Berkeley. ISBN 0-520-21056-5.
- ^ "Crotalus durissus vegrandis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=727500. Retrieved 28 August 2007.
External links
- Crotalus vegrandis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 28 August 2007.
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