Crotalus triseriatus
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Crotalus triseriatus is a venomous pitviper species found in Mexico. Two subspecies are currently recognized, including the nominate subspecies described here.[4]
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[edit] Description
Adult male specimens commonly grow to lengths greater than 60 cm, with females somewhat smaller. The maximum recorded length is 68.3 cm.[2]
[edit] Geographic range
Found in Mexico, along the southern edge of the Mexican Plateau in the highlands of the Transverse Volcanic Cordillera, including the states of Nayarit, Jalisco, Michoacán, Morelos, México, Puebla, Tlaxcala and Veracruz. The type locality given is "Mexico." A restriction to "Alvarez, San Luis Potosí, Mexico" was proposed by Smith and Taylor (1950).[1]
[edit] Habitat
Occurs in pine-oak forest, boreal forest, coniferous forest and bunchgrass grasslands. On Volcán Orizaba it is found at very high altitudes. There, the snow line comes down to about 4,572 m, while green plants can be found up to 4,573 m: the species has been found within this zone. However, they are most common at 2,700-3,350 m elevation.[2]
[edit] Conservation status
This species is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (v3.1, 2001).[5] Species are listed as such due to their wide distribution, presumed large population, or because it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category. The population trend is stable. Year assessed: 2007.[6]
[edit] Feeding
Food items reportedly found in the stomachs of this species include a frog, a murid rodent (Neotomodon alstoni), lizards, other small mammals, crickets, and salamanders.[2]
[edit] Venom
Bite symptoms from this species are reported to include intense pain, swelling, faintness and cold perspiration.[2]
[edit] Subspecies
| Subspecies[4] | Authority[4] | Common name[3] | Geographic range[1][2] |
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| C. t. armstrongi | Campbell, 1979 | Western dusky rattlesnake | Mexico: Michoacán, Morelos, México, Puebla, Tlaxcala and Veracruz. |
| C. t. triseriatus | (Wagler, 1830) | Dusky rattlesnake | Mexico: Jalisco and Nayarit. |
[edit] Taxonomy
In the relatively recent past, two additional subspecies were described:[2]
- C. t. anahuacus - Gloyd, 1940. Currently regarded as a junior synonym of C. .t. triseriatus.
- C. t. quadrangularis - Harris and Simmons, 1978. Currently regarded as a junior synonym of C. aquilus.
[edit] 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
[edit] References
- ^ a b c 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 c d e f g Campbell JA, Lamar WW. 2004. The Venomous Reptiles of the Western Hemisphere. Comstock Publishing Associates, Ithaca and London. 870 pp. 1500 plates. ISBN 0-8014-4141-2.
- ^ a b Mehrtens JM. 1987. Living Snakes of the World in Color. New York: Sterling Publishers. 480 pp. ISBN 0-8069-6460-X.
- ^ a b c Crotalus triseriatus (TSN 585832). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved on 1 August 2007.
- ^ Crotalus triseriatus at the IUCN Red List. Accessed 13 September 2007.
- ^ 2001 Categories & Criteria (version 3.1) at the IUCN Red List. Accessed 13 September 2007.
[edit] External links
- Crotalus triseriatus at the TIGR Reptile Database. Accessed 12 December 2007.
