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 estebanensis

Name

Crotalus estebanensis Klauber, 1949

  • Holotype: SDNHM 26792 (formerly LMK 26792), adult ♀, collected by an expedition under Capt. G. Allan Hancock, and preserved in 17 April 1937.
  • Type locality: “San Estéban Island, Gulf of California, Mexico”.

Combinations

  • Crotalus molossus estebanensis Klauber, 1949: 104 [original combination, as subspecies]
  • Crotalus estebanensisGrismer, 1999: 462 [subsequent combination, elevate to species]

References

Primary references

  • Grismer, L.L. 1999. An Evolutionary Classification of Reptiles on Islands in the Gulf of California, México. Herpetologica 55(4): 446–469. JSTOR Hybrid open access journal Reference page. 

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: San Esteban Island Rattlesnake
español: Cascabel de la Isla San Estéban
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