Crotalus mitchellii muertensis

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Crotalus mitchellii muertensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Genus: Crotalus
Species:
Subspecies:
C. m. muertensis
Trinomial name
Crotalus mitchellii muertensis
Klauber, 1949
Synonyms
  • Crotalus mitchellii muertensis Klauber, 1949
  • Crotalus mitchelli [sic] muertensis Klauber, 1949
  • Crotalus mitchellii muertensis
    McCrystal & McCoid, 1986 [2]
Common names: El Muerto Island speckled rattlesnake. [3]

Crotalus mitchellii muertensis is a venomous pitviper subspecies [4] [5] endemic to El Muerto Island, Mexico. It is sometimes treated as a full species, Crotalus muertensis. [1]

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Description

A dwarfed form, adults grow to a maximum length of 63.7 centimetres (25.1 in). [3]

Geographic range

Known only from the type locality, [3] which is "El Muerto Island, Gulf of California, Mexico." [2]

Habitat

It is common in all habitats within the El Muerto Island: rocks and rubble of talus slopes, scrub, hill ridges, and the intertidal zone. [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. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Frost, D.R. (2007). "Crotalus muertensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . IUCN. 2007: e.T64325A12768871. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64325A12768871.en . Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  2. 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).
  3. 1 2 3 Klauber LM. 1997. Rattlesnakes: Their Habitats, Life Histories, and Influence on Mankind. Second Edition. 2 volumes. Reprint, University of California Press, Berkeley. ISBN   0-520-21056-5.
  4. "Crotalus mitchellii muertensis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 13 September 2007.
  5. Crotalus mitchellii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 1 February 2015.
  6. 2001 Categories & Criteria (version 3.1) at the IUCN Red List . Accessed 13 September 2007.

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