Crotalus enyo

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iCrotalus enyo
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Serpentes Family: Viperidae Subfamily: Crotalinae Genus: Crotalus Species: C. enyo
Binomial name
Crotalus enyo Cope, 1861

The Baja Rattlesnake or Lower California Rattlesnake (Crotalus enyo) is a medium sized species of venomous rattlesnake native to the coast and islands of northwestern Mexico. There are three recognized subspecies, though one, C. e. cerralvensis, is in some dispute among taxonomists. They are known to eat lizards, small mammals, and large centipedes. They are sexually dimorphic, the males being typically larger than the females.

[edit] Subspecies

• Cerralvo Island Rattlesnake, Crotalus enyo cerralvensis (Cliff, 1954) - Mexico (Cerralvo Island)
• Baja California Rattlesnake, Crotalus enyo enyo (Cope, 1861) - Mexico (Baja California)
• Rosario Rattlesnake, Crotalus enyo furvus (Lowe & Norris, 1954) - Mexico (Baja California)

[edit] See also

• List of rattlesnake species and subspecies

[edit] References

• Species Crotalus enyo at the EMBL Reptile Database
• APT Online: Diet of the Baja California Rattlesnake, Crotalus enyo