Crotalus basiliscus

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Basilisk rattlesnake, Crotalus basiliscus
Basilisk rattlesnake, Crotalus basiliscus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Subfamily: Crotalinae
Genus: Crotalus
Species: basiliscus
Binomial name
Crotalus basiliscus
Cope, 1864

Crotalus basiliscus is a venomous rattlesnake species found in Mexico (in the states of Sinaloa, Nayarit, Jalisco, Colima, Michoacán). Its common names are basilisk rattlesnake and Mexican West Coast rattlesnake.

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List of rattlesnake species and subspecies.

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