Crotalus triseriatus

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 triseriatus

Name

Crotalus triseriatus (Wagler, 1830) [conserved name]

• Syntypes (4): ZMB 2908-2911.
• Type locality: “Mexico”.
• Placed on the Official List of Specific Names in Zoology by Opinion 366 (1955: 233).

Combinations

• Uropsophus triseriatus Wagler, 1830: 176 [original combination]
• Crotalus triseriatus — Gray, 1831: 78 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Wagler, J.G. 1830. Natürliches System der Amphibien, mit vorangehender Classification der Säugetiere und Vögel. Ein Beitrag zur vergleichenden Zoologie. J.G. Cotta'schen Buchhandlung: München, Stuttgart, & Tübingen. 354 pp. BHL Reference page. 
• International Commisision on Zoological Nomenclature. 1955. Opinion 366. Suppression, under the Plenary Powers, of the specific name multimaculata Jan, 1863, as published in the combination Crotalus lugubris var. multimaculata, for the purpose of rendering the specific name polysticta Cope, 1865, as published in the combination Caudisona polysticta, the oldest available name for the Mexican Lance-Headed Rattlesnake (Class Reptilia, Order Squamata). pp. 231–244 In Hemming, F. (ed.). Opinions and declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. Volume 11. Part 16. International Trust for Zoological Nomenclature: London. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Bryson, R.W., Linkem, C.W., Dorcas, M.E., Lathrop, A., Jones, J.M., Alvarado-Díaz, J., Grünwald, C.I. & Murphy, R.W. 2014. Multilocus species delimitation in the Crotalus triseriatus species group (Serpentes: Viperidae: Crotalinae), with the description of two new species. Zootaxa 3826(3): 475–496. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3826.3.3 Reference page. 

Links

• Canseco-Márquez, L. & Mendoza-Quijano, F. 2007. IUCN: Crotalus triseriatus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T64338A12771768. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64338A12771768.en. Accessed on 09 January 2024.

Vernacular names

English: Central Plateau Dusky Rattlesnake
español: Cascabel Transvolcánica