Crotalus mitchellii angelensis

Crotalus mitchellii angelensis
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Subfamily: Crotalinae
Genus: Crotalus
Species: C. mitchellii
Subspecies: C. m. angelensis
Trinomial name
Crotalus mitchellii angelensis
Klauber, 1963
Synonyms
  • Crotalus mitchelli angelensis - Klauber, 1963
  • Crotalus mitchellii angelicus - Hoge, 1966
  • Crotalus mitchellii angelensis - Hoge & Romano-Hoge, 1981
  • Crotalus mitchellii angelensis - McCrystal & McCoid, 1986[1]
Common names: Angel de la Guarda Island speckled rattlesnake.[2]

Crotalus mitchellii angelensis is a venomous pitviper subspecies[3] endemic to Angel de la Guarda Island in the Gulf of California, Mexico.

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Description

Grows to a maximum size of 136.7 cm.[2]

Geographic range

Found only on Angel de la Guarda Island in the Gulf of California, Mexico.[2] The type locality given is "about 4 miles southeast of Refugio Bay, at 1500 feet elevation, Isla Angel de la Guarda, Gulf of California, México (near 29°29½'N, 113°33'W)" (4 miles = 6.4 km; 1,500 feet = 460 m).[1]

Conservation status

This species is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (v3.1, 2001).[4] 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.[5]

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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. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
  2. ^ a b c Klauber LM. 1997. Rattlesnakes: Their Habitats, Life Histories, and Influence on Mankind. Second Edition. 2 volumes. Reprint, University of California Press, Berkeley. ISBN 0-520-21056-5.
  3. ^ "Crotalus mitchellii angelensis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=635181. Retrieved 13 September 2007. 
  4. ^ Crotalus angelensis at the IUCN Red List. Accessed 13 September 2007.
  5. ^ 2001 Categories & Criteria (version 3.1) at the IUCN Red List. Accessed 13 September 2007.

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