Crotalus ruber lorenzoensis
| Crotalus ruber lorenzoensis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Viperidae |
| Subfamily: | Crotalinae |
| Genus: | Crotalus |
| Species: | C. ruber |
| Subspecies: | C. r. lorenzoensis |
| Trinomial name | |
| Crotalus ruber lorenzoensis Radcliffe & Maslin, 1975 | |
| Synonyms | |
- Common names: San Lorenzo Island rattlesnake.
Crotalus ruber lorenzoensis is a venomous pitviper subspecies[3] endemic to San Lorenzo Sur Island, Mexico. It is sometimes treated as a full species, Crotalus lorenzoensis.[1]
Description
This subspecies usually has no rattle, and has shrunk in size compared to some of its other subspecies counterparts on the mainland.[4]
Geographic range
Known only from the type locality, which is "San Lorenzo Sur Island in the Gulf of California, Baja California Norte, Mexico."[2]
Habitat
It occurs mainly in rocky areas and arroyo bottoms. It can also be found in dunes near the coast and in cavities formed by adjacent boulders.[1]
Conservation status
This species is classified as "Least Concern" (LC) on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.[1] Species are listed as such due to their wide distribution, presumed large population, or because it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category.[5]
See also
- List of crotaline species and subspecies
- Crotalus by common name
- Crotalus by taxonomic synonyms
- Crotalinae by common name
- Crotalinae by taxonomic synonyms
- Snakebite
References
- 1 2 3 4 Frost, D.R. & Hollingsworth, B. (2007). "Crotalus lorenzoensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
- 1 2 McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
- ↑ "Crotalus ruber lorenzoensis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 13 September 2007.
- ↑ Campbell JA, Lamar WW. 2004. The Venomous Reptiles of the Western Hemisphere. 2 volumes. Comstock Publishing Associates, Ithaca and London. 870 pp. 1500 plates. ISBN 0-8014-4141-2.
- ↑ 2001 Categories & Criteria (version 3.1) at the IUCN Red List. Accessed 13 September 2007.
Further reading
- Radcliffe, C.W. and T. Paul Maslin. 1975. A New Subspecies of the Red Rattlesnake, Crotalus ruber, from San Lorenzo Sur Island, Baja California Norte, Mexico. Copeia 1975(3): 490-493.
External links
- Crotalus ruber at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 13 September 2007.