Crotalus lepidus maculosus

Crotalus lepidus maculosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Viperidae
Genus:	Crotalus
Species:	C. lepidus
Subspecies:	C. l. maculosus
Trinomial name
	Crotalus lepidus maculosus; W. Tanner, Dixon & Harris, 1972

Last updated September 10, 2025

Crotalus lepidus maculosus, the Durangan rock rattlesnake, is a Mexican subspecies of the rock rattlesnake, a venomous species of pit viper.^[1]

Description

The Durangan rock rattlesnake can be distinguished from its sister subspecies as it displays an average of 29-31 small oval spots on its sides which the other subspecies lack, with the ground colour between the spots being heavily pigmented. It also has a difference in numbers of specific scales, as well as being smaller than its adjacent subspecies.^[2]

References

↑ "Crotalus lepidus". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
↑ Tanner, Wilmer W.; Dixon, James R.; Harris, Herbert S. (1972). "A New Subspecies of Crotalus Lepidus from Western Mexico". The Great Basin Naturalist. 32 (1): 16–24. doi: 10.5962/bhl.part.25765 . ISSN 0017-3614. JSTOR 41711332.

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[1] "Crotalus lepidus". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2024-09-04.

[2] Tanner, Wilmer W.; Dixon, James R.; Harris, Herbert S. (1972). "A New Subspecies of Crotalus Lepidus from Western Mexico". The Great Basin Naturalist. 32 (1): 16–24. doi: 10.5962/bhl.part.25765 . ISSN 0017-3614. JSTOR 41711332.

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