- Crotalus transversus
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Crotalus transversus Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Serpentes Family: Viperidae Subfamily: Crotalinae Genus: Crotalus Species: C. transversus Binomial name Crotalus transversus
Taylor, 1944Synonyms - Crotalus transversus - Taylor, 1944[1]
- Common names: Cross-banded mountain rattlesnake.[2]
Crotalus transversus is a venomous pitviper species found in central Mexico, known from less than 20 specimens.[2] No subspecies are currently recognized.[3]
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Description
Adults grow to a maximum recorded length of 46.5 cm (for a female). The length of the tail represents 10.5% of total body length in males and 7.1-7.9% in females.[2]
Geographic range
Found in central Mexico in the Sierra Ajusco and the Sierra de Monte Alto of the Transverse Volcanic Cordillera in México (state) and Morelos. Occurs at elevations exceeding 2,900 m in temperate boreal forests. The type locality given is "about 55 km. SW México (city), near Tres Marías (Tres Cumbres), Morelos [Mexico], elevation about 10,000 ft." (10,000 ft. = 3,000 m).[1]
Conservation status
This species is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (v3.1, 2001).[4] 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. The population trend is stable. Year assessed: 2007.[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
- ^ a b 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).
- ^ a b c Campbell JA, Lamar WW. 2004. The Venomous Reptiles of the Western Hemisphere. Comstock Publishing Associates, Ithaca and London. 870 pp. 1500 plates. ISBN 0-8014-4141-2.
- ^ "Crotalus transversus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=585831. Retrieved 1 August 2007.
- ^ Crotalus transversus at the IUCN Red List. Accessed 13 September 2007.
- ^ 2001 Categories & Criteria (version 3.1) at the IUCN Red List. Accessed 13 September 2007.
External links
- Crotalus transversus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 12 December 2007.
Categories:- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Crotalus
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