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Crotalus aquilus (Queretaran Dusky Rattlesnake; Queretaran blotched rattlesnake)

Synonyms: Crotalus triseriatus aquilus; Crotalus triseriatus quadrangularis

Wikipedia Abstract

Crotalus aquilus is a venomous pit viper species found in the highlands of central Mexico. No subspecies is currently recognized. The specific name, aquilus, is Latin for "eagle" and refers to the high altitude at which this species is found.
View Wikipedia Record: Crotalus aquilus

Attributes

Maximum Longevity [1]  7 years
Venomous [2]  Yes

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
Sierra Madre Oriental pine-oak forests Mexico, United States Nearctic Tropical and Subtropical Coniferous Forests

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Reserva de la Biosfera Sierra Gorda Biosphere Reserve VI 955579 Queretaro, Mexico  

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
Madrean Pine-Oak Woodlands Mexico, United States Yes

Prey / Diet

Cratogeomys fumosus tylorhinus (Querétaro pocket gopher)[3]

Prey / Diet Overlap

Competing SpeciesCommon Prey Count
Mustela frenata (Long-tailed Weasel)1
Pituophis deppei (Mexican Bull Snake)1

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
♦ 2Living Hazards Database, Armed Forces Pest Management Board, U.S. Army Garrison - Forest Glen
♦ 3Cratogeomys neglectus, Livia León, Tiberio C. Monterrubio, and Mark S. Hafner, MAMMALIAN SPECIES No. 685, pp. 1–4 (2001)
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
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