Crotalus viridis

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Hopi Rattlesnake, Crotalus viridis nuntius
Hopi Rattlesnake, Crotalus viridis nuntius
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Subfamily: Crotalinae
Genus: Crotalus
Species: C. viridis
Binomial name
Crotalus viridis
(Rafinesque, 1818)
Synonyms
  • Crotalinus viridis - Rafinesque, 1818
  • Crotalurus viridis - Rafinesque, 1820
  • Crotalus confluentus - Say In James, 1823
  • Crotalus Lecontei - Hallowell, 1852
  • C[audisona]]. confluenta - Cope, 1867
  • [Caudisona confluenta] Var. confluenta - Cope, 1867
  • [Caudisona confluenta] Var. lecontei - Cope, 1867
  • Crotalus confluentus var. pulverulentus - Cope, 1883
  • Crotalus confluentus var. confluentus - Cope, 1883
  • Crotalus confluentus confluentus - Cope, 1892
  • Crotalus confluentus lecontei - Cope, 1892
  • Crotalus viridis viridis - Klauber, 1936[1]

Common names: prairie rattlesnake,[2] western rattlesnake.[3]


Crotalus viridis is a venomous rattlesnake species of native to the western United States, southwestern Canada, and northern Mexico. Two subspecies are recognized, including the typical form described here.[2]

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[edit] Subspecies

Subspecies[2] Authority[2] Common name[2] Geographic range
C. v. nuntius Klauber, 1935 Hopi Rattlesnake
C. v. viridis (Rafinesque, 1818) Prairie rattlesnake

[edit] See also

[edit] Cited references

  1. ^ 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 d e Crotalus viridis (TSN 174319). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed on 28 November 2006.
  3. ^ Crotalus (TSN 174305). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed on 28 November 2006.

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