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Crotalus (rattlesnakes)

Synonyms: Crotalinus

Wikipedia Abstract

Crotalus is a genus of venomous pit vipers found only in the Americas from southern Canada to northern Argentina, colloquially known as rattlesnakes. The name is derived from the Greek word κροταλόν krotalón, which means "rattle" or "castanet", and refers to the rattle on the end of the tail which makes this group (genera Crotalus and Sistrurus) so distinctive. Currently, 32 species are recognized.
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Species

Crotalus adamanteus (Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake) (Attributes)
Crotalus angelensis (Angel de la Guarda Island speckled rattlesnake)
Crotalus aquaticus
Crotalus aquilus (Queretaran Dusky Rattlesnake) (Attributes)
Crotalus armstrongi (Armstrong's dusky rattlesnake)
Crotalus atrox (Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake) (Attributes)
Crotalus basiliscus (Basilisk Rattlesnake) (Attributes)
Crotalus caliginis
Crotalus campbelli
Crotalus catalinensis (Catalina Island Rattlesnake) (Critically Endangered) (Attributes)
Crotalus cerastes (Sidewinder) (Attributes)
Crotalus cerberus (viridis) (Attributes)
Crotalus concolor
Crotalus culminatus (Cascabel rattlesnake) (Attributes)
Crotalus durissus (Cascabel Rattlesnake) (Attributes)
Crotalus ehecatl
Crotalus enyo (Lower California Rattlesnake) (Attributes)
Crotalus ericsmithi (Guerreran Long-tailed Rattlesnake)
Crotalus estebanensis (San Esteban Island rattlesnake)
Crotalus helleri (Coronado Island rattlesnake)
Crotalus horridus (Timber rattlesnake (atricaudatus)) (Attributes)
Crotalus intermedius (Mexican Smallhead Rattlesnake) (Attributes)
Crotalus lannomi (Autlan Rattlesnake) (Attributes)
Crotalus lepidus (lepidus) (Attributes)
Crotalus lorenzoensis
Crotalus lugubris
Crotalus lutosus
Crotalus mictlantecuhtli
Crotalus mitchellii (Speckled rattlesnake) (Attributes)
Crotalus molossus (Black Tailed Rattlesnake) (Attributes)
Crotalus morulus
Crotalus muertensis
Crotalus oreganus (abyssus) (Attributes)
Crotalus ornatus
Crotalus polisi
Crotalus polystictus (Mexican Lancehead Rattlesnake) (Attributes)
Crotalus potterensis
Crotalus pricei (Twin Spotted Rattlesnake) (Attributes)
Crotalus pusillus (Tancitaran Dusky Rattlesnake) (Endangered) (Attributes)
Crotalus pyrrhus (southwestern speckled rattlesnake)
Crotalus ravus (Mexican Massasauga) (Attributes)
Crotalus ruber (Red Diamond Rattlesnake) (Attributes)
Crotalus scutulatus (scutulatus) (Attributes)
Crotalus simus (Middle American Rattlesnake)
Crotalus spec
Crotalus stejnegeri (Longtail Rattlesnake) (Vulnerable) (Attributes)
Crotalus stephensi (mitchelli) (Attributes)
Crotalus tancitarensis (Rattlesnake)
Crotalus thalassoporus
Crotalus tigris (Tiger Rattlesnake) (Attributes)
Crotalus tlaloci (Central Plateau Dusky Rattlesnake)
Crotalus tortugensis
Crotalus totonacus (Basilisk Rattlesnake) (Attributes)
Crotalus transversus (Cross-banded Mountain Rattlesnake) (Attributes)
Crotalus triseriatus (Central Plateau Dusky Rattlesnake) (Attributes)
Crotalus tzabcan (Yucatan Neotropical Rattlesnake) (Attributes)
Crotalus unicolor
Crotalus vegrandis (Uracoan Rattlesnake) (Attributes)
Crotalus viridis (Prairie rattlesnake) (Attributes)
Crotalus willardi (willardi) (Attributes)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0