List of rattlesnake species and subspecies

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Rattlesnakes
Timber rattlesnake, Crotalus horridus
Timber rattlesnake, Crotalus horridus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Subfamily: Crotalinae
Genus: Crotalus / Sistrurus

This list of rattlesnake species and subspecies includes the genera Crotalus[1] and Sistrurus.[2] It follows the taxonomy currently provided by ITIS, which is based on the continuing work of Dr. Roy McDiarmid.[3]

Contents

[edit] Crotalus

[edit] Sistrurus

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Crotalus (TSN 174305). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved on 23 August 2007.
  2. ^ Sistrurus (TSN 174301). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved on 23 August 2007.
  3. ^ 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).