Taxonavigation
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Viperidae
Subfamilia: Crotalinae
Genus: Crotalus
Species: Crotalus molossus
Subspecies (3): C. m. molossus – C. m. nigrescens – C. m. oaxacus
Name
Crotalus molossus Baird & Girard, 1853: 10
- Holotype: USNM 485, ♂, collected by J.H. Clark [U.S.-Mexican Boundary Survey] between 1850–1852, via J.D. Graham.
- Type locality: “Fort Webster, St. Rita del Cobre, N. Mex. [=New Mexico]”.
References
Primary references
- Baird, S.F. & Girard, C. 1853. Catalogue of North American Reptiles in the Museum of the Smithsonian Institution. Part 1.–Serpents. Smithsonian Institution: Washington. xvi + 172 pp. BHL Reference page.
Additional references
- Anderson, C.G. & Greenbaum, E. 2012. Phylogeography of northern populations of the black-tailed rattlesnake (Crotalus molossus Baird and Girard, 1853), with the revalidation of C. ornatus Hallowell, 1854. Herpetological Monographs 36: 369–371.
Links
- Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2022. Crotalus molossus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 20 June 2020.
- Hammerson, G.A., Vazquez Díaz, J. & Quintero Díaz, G.E. 2007. IUCN: Crotalus molossus (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T64324A12768461. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64324A12768461.en
Vernacular names
español: Cascabel de cola negra
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