Crotalus ericsmithi

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Crotalus ericsmithi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Genus: Crotalus
Species:
C. ericsmithi
Binomial name
Crotalus ericsmithi

Crotalus ericsmithi, commonly known as the Guerreran long-tailed rattlesnake, is a species of venomous snake of the family Viperidae. The species is indigenous to southeastern Mexico.

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Etymology

The specific name, ericsmithi, is in honor of American herpetologist Eric N. Smith. [1] [2]

Geographic range

C. ericsmithi is endemic to the Mexican state of Guerrero. [1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. ericsmithi is tropical oak and pine forests at altitudes of 500–1,200 m (1,600–3,900 ft). [3]

Distinguishing characteristics

Compared to most other rattlesnakes, C. ericsmithi has an unusually long tail with a very small rattle. [1]

Reproduction

C. ericsmithi is ovoviviparous. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Crotalus ericsmithi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 23 March 2022.
  2. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5. (Crotalus ericsmithi, p. 85).
  3. Jadin RC, Reyes Velasco J, Smith EN (2010). "Hemipenes of the long-tailed rattlesnakes (Serpentes: Viperidae) from Mexico". Phyllomedusa9 (1): 69–73.

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