Sistrurus miliarius

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iSistrurus miliarius
Western pygmy rattlesnake, Sistrurus miliarius streckeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Serpentes Family: Viperidae Subfamily: Crotalinae Genus: Sistrurus Species: S. miliarius
Binomial name
Sistrurus miliarius Linnaeus, 1766
Synonyms
[Crotalis] miliarius - Linnaeus, 1766 Crotalus miliarius - Pasilot de Beauvois, 1799 C[rotalophorus]. miliarius - Gray, 1825 C[audisona]. miliaria - Fitzinger, 1826 Crotalophorus miliarius - Holbrook, 1842 C[rotalus]. (Crotalophorus) miliarius - Jan, 1863 [Sistrurus] miliarius - Garman, 1884 Sistrurus miliarius - Boulenger, 1896[1] Sistrurus miliarius miliarius - Golyd, 1935[1]

Sistrurus miliarius is a venomous rattlesnake species, commonly known as the pigmy rattlesnake. Found in the southeastern United States, it comprises three subspecies, including the typical form described here.

Contents 1 Description 2 Subspecies 3 Cited references 4 See also 5 External links

[edit] Description

These are relatively small snakes that grow to 38-78.5 cm in length.^[2]

[edit] Subspecies

Subspecies[3]	Authority[3]	Common name	Geographic range[3]
S. m. barbouri	Gloyd, 1935	Dusky pigmy rattlesnake	United States (South Carolina to Florida and south-east Mississippi)
S. m. miliarius	Linnaeus, 1766	Carolina pigmy rattlesnake	United States (North Carolina to Georgia and Alabama)
S. m. streckeri	Gloyd, 1935	Western pigmy rattlesnake	United States (Mississippi to south-west Tennessee and east Texas)

[edit] Cited 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. ISBN 1-893777-00-6.
2. ^ Behler JL, King FW. 1985. The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Reptiles and Amphibians. Alfred A. Knopf, New York. Third printing. 743 pp. ISBN 0-394-50824-6.
3. ^ ^{a b c} Species Sistrurus miliarius at the EMBL Reptile Database

[edit] See also

• List of rattlesnake species and subspecies
• Snakebite

[edit] External links

• Sistrurus miliarius at University of Texas - Herps of Texas. Accessed 30 November 2006.
• The Pigmy Rattlesnake Homepage (Sistrurus miliarius) at Stetson University Biology Department. Accessed 30 November 2006.