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Sistrurus catenatus

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Sistrurus catenatus

Taxonavigation

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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: Sistrurus
Species: Sistrurus catenatus

Name

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Sistrurus catenatus (Rafinesque, 1818) [conserved name]

  • Type material: not designated.
  • Neotype: USNM 526. [designated by Opinion 2328 (2013)]
  • Type locality: “Prairies of the Upper Missouri”, redesignated by neotype designation to “Poland, Mahoning County, Ohio, USA” by Opinion 2328 (2013).
  • Placed on the Official List of Specific Names in Zoology by Opinion 2328 (2013).

Combinations

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  • Crotalinus catenatus Rafinesque, 1818: 41 [original combination]
  • Sistrurus catenatusGarman, 1883: 118 [subsequent combination]

References

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Primary references

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Vernacular names

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English: Eastern Massasauga
español: Cascabel pigmea norteña
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