Crotalus ruber

Crotalus ruber

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 Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Viperoidea

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

Name

Crotalus ruber Cope, 1892

• Holotype: USNM 9209, adult ♂, collector and date unknown.
• Type locality: not stated, designated as “southern California” by Klauber (1956: 41), restricted to “Dulzura, San Diego Co., California” by Smith & Taylor (1950: 356).

Combinations

• Crotalus adamanteus ruber Cope, 1892: 690 [original combination, as subspecies]
• Crotalus ruber — Van Deburgh, 1896: 1007 [subsequent combination, elevate to species]

References

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Crotalus ruber. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 8 July 2020.
• Hammerson, G.A., Frost, D.R. & Hollingsworth, B. 2007. IUCN: Crotalus ruber  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T64331A12771154. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64331A12771154.en

Vernacular names

English: Red Diamond Rattlesnake
español: Cascabel de Diamantes Rojos

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