Crotalus scutulatus scutulatus

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 scutulatus
Subspecies: Crotalus scutulatus scutulatus

Name

• Crotalus scutulatus scutulatus (Kennicott, 1861)

Holotype: ANSP 7069 (formerly USNM 5027b).

Type locality: unknown; designated to “Fort Buchanan, (Tucson) Arizona” by Cope (1900: 1160).

Combinations

• Crotalus scutulatus scutulatus — Gloyd, 1940: 200 [subsequent combination, as subspecies]

References

Primary references

• Kennicott, R. 1861. On three new forms of rattlesnakes. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 13: 206–208. BHL Reference page. 
• Gloyd, H.K. 1940. The rattlesnakes, genera Sistrurus and Crotalus. A study in zoogeography and evolution. Chicago Academy of Science, Special Publication 4: 270 pp. + 31 pls.

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Crotalus scutulatus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 2 May 2018.

Vernacular names

English: Mohave Rattlesnake