Crotalus catalinensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Viperoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Serpentes
Infraordo: Caenophidia
Superfamilia: Viperoidea

Familia: Viperidae
Subfamilia: Crotalinae
Genus: Crotalus
Species: Crotalus catalinensis

Name

Crotalus catalinensis Cliff, 1954: 80

  • Holotype: CAS -SU 15631, adult ♀, collected by Bruce Firstman, John C. Briggs and Frank S. Cliff on 27 March 1953.
  • Type locality: “Isla Santa Catalina in the Gulf of California, Mexico”, restricted to “northeast end of the Isla Santa Catalina, Gult of California, [Baja California Sur,] Mexico” by Leviton & Banta (1956: 218).

References

Primary references

Additional references

  • Grismer, L.L. 2002. Amphibians and Reptiles of Baja California, Including Its Pacific Islands and the Islands in the Sea of Cortés. University of California Press: Berkeley, California. 413 pp. ISBN 9780520925205 Reference page. 
  • Campbell, J.A. & Lamar, W.W. 2004. The Venomous Reptiles of the Western Hemisphere. 2 Volumes. Cornell University Press: Ithaca, New York. 1032 pp. ISBN 9780801441417 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Santa Catalina Island Rattlesnake
español: Cascabel de la isla Santa Catalina
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