Common Names
Common Names in English:
Hopi Rattlesnake, Western Rattlesnake
Biology
Diet
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
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)
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
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)
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
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)
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
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)
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
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)
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
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)
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
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)
- Auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
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)
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Reptilia
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)
- Reptiles
- Subclass:
Diapsida
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)
- Infraclass:
Lepidosauromorpha
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)
- Superorder:
Lepidosauria
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)
-
- Order:
Squamata
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)
- Suborder:
Serpentes
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)
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
- Superfamily:
Colubroidea
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)
- Family:
Viperidae
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)
- Subfamily:
Crotalinae
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)
- Genus:
Crotalus
(
)
- Linnaeus, 1758
- Specific name:
viridis
- Klauber 1935
- Subspecies:
nuntius
- Scientific name: - Crotalus viridis nuntius Klauber 1935
- Subspecies:
nuntius
- Specific name:
viridis
- Klauber 1935
- Genus:
Crotalus
(
- Subfamily:
Crotalinae
(
- Family:
Viperidae
(
- Superfamily:
Colubroidea
(
- Suborder:
Serpentes
(
- Order:
Squamata
(
- Superorder:
Lepidosauria
(
- Infraclass:
Lepidosauromorpha
(
- Subclass:
Diapsida
(
- Class:
Reptilia
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Unambiguous Synonyms
- Crotalus confluentus nuntius Klauber, 1935
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: March 27, 2000.
Similar Species
Members of the genus Crotalus
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 186 species and subspecies in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:
C.abyssus · C.adamanteus (Eastern Diamond-Backed Rattlesnake) · C.adamanteus pleistofloridensis · C.adamanteus ruber · C.adamantus · C.addmanteus · C.admanteus · C.angelensis · C.aquilus · C.atricaudatus · C.atrose · C.atrox (Western Diamond-Backed Rattlesnake) · C.atrox=cinereus · C.atrox atrox (Western Diamond-Backed Rattlesnake) · C.atrox elegans · C.basciliscus · C.basiliscus (Mexican West Coast Rattlesnake) · C.basiliscus basiliscus · C.basiliscus oaxacus · C.biseriatus · C.caliginis · C.cascavella · C.catalinensis (Santa Catalina Island Rattlesnake) · C.cerastes (Gehörnte Klapperschlange) · C.cerastes cerastes (Mojave Desert Sidewinder) · C.cerastes cercobombus (Sonoran Sidewinder) · C.cerastes laterorepens (Colorado Desert Sidewinder) · C.cerberus · C.cinereous · C.concolor · C.confluentus · C.confluentus abyssus · C.confluentus kellyi · C.confluentus lutosus · C.confluentus nuntius · C.confluentus stephensi · C.culminatus · C.cumanensis · C.duriscus · C.durissus (Aruba Island Rattlesnake) · C.durissus cascavella (Aruba Island Rattlesnake) · C.durissus collilineatus (Aruba Island Rattlesnake) · C.durissus culminatus (Aruba Island Rattlesnake) · C.durissus cumanensis (Aruba Island Rattlesnake) · C.durissus dryinas · C.durissus dryinus · C.durissus durissus (Aruba Island Rattlesnake) · C.durissus marajoensis (Aruba Island Rattlesnake) · C.durissus ruruima (Aruba Island Rattlesnake) · C.durissus terrificus (South American Rattlesnake) · C.durissus totonacus (Aruba Island Rattlesnake) · C.durissus trigonicus (Aruba Island Rattlesnake) · C.durissus tzabcan (Aruba Island Rattlesnake) · C.enyo (Lower California Rattlesnake) · C.enyo cerralvensis · C.enyo enyo (Lower California Rattlesnake) · C.enyo furvus · C.ericsmithi (Guerreran Long-Tailed Rattlesnake) · C.estebanensis · C.exsul · C.gloydi lautus · C.goldmani · C.guttata · C.helleri · C.horridus (Timber Rattlesnake (Atricaudatus)) · C.horridus atricaudatus · C.horridus horridus (Timber Rattlesnake (Atricaudatus)) · C.hortulanus · C.intermedius (Mexican Smallhead Rattlesnake) · C.intermedius gloydi · C.intermedius intermedius (Mexican Smallhead Rattlesnake) · C.intermedius omiltemanus · C.lannomi (Autlán Long-Tailed Rattlesnake) · C.lecontei · C.lepidus (Rock Rattlesnake) · C.lepidus klauberi (Banded Rock Rattlesnake) · C.lepidus lepidus (Mottled Rock Rattlesnake) · C.lepidus maculosus (Rock Rattlesnake) · C.lepidus morulus (Rock Rattlesnake) · C.lepidus semicornutus · C.lorenzoensis · C.lucasensis · C.lucifer · C.mitchelli · C.mitchellii (Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake) · C.mitchellii angelensis (Speckled Rattlesnake) · C.mitchellii mitchellii (Speckled Rattlesnake) · C.mitchellii muertensis (Speckled Rattlesnake) · C.mitchellii pyrrhus (Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake) · C.mitchellii stephensi (Panamint Rattlesnake) · C.mitchelli angelensis · C.mitchelli mitchelli · C.mitchelli muertensis · C.mitchelli pyrrhus (Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake) · C.molassus · C.molossus (Black-Tailed Rattlesnake) · C.molossus estebanensis (Black-Tailed Rattlesnake) · C.molossus molossus (Black-Tailed Rattlesnake) · C.molossus nigrescens (Black-Tailed Rattlesnake) · C.molossus nigriscens
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Further Reading
- Ashton et al. (2001) Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 21(2):176-189.
- Bulletin - United States National Museum. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc.];1877-1971. ENG url p. 172.
- Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. Cambridge, Mass.: The Museum, ENG url p. 191, p. 97.
- Campbell et al. (2004) Venomous Reptiles of the Western Hemisphere. Comstock, 962 pp.
- Conant and Collins (1991) Field Guide Rept. Amph. E/C North America, 3rd ed.
- Klauber (1938) Copeia 1938 (4): 191-197
- McDiarmid et al. (1999) Snake species of the world, v.1.
- Name that animal; a guide to the identification of the common land and fresh-water animals of the United States, with special reference to the area east of the Rockies. With drawings by Olive Driver. [Northampton? Mass., 1950] ENG url p. 395.
- Occasional papers - San Diego Society of Natural History. San Diego, The Society. ENG url p. 3.
- Rafinesque (1818) American Month. Mag. Crit. Rev. 4 (1): 41
- Stebbins (1985) Field Guide Western Rept. and Amph., 2nd ed.
- The Great Basin naturalist. Provo, Utah, M.L. Bean Life Science Museum, Brigham Young University. ENG url p. 312.
Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed April 18, 2007.
- Uetz, Peter. The Reptile Database
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2538299
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Rep-8072
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13515886
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 209545
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 415397
