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Crotalus ravus (Mexican Massasauga; Pygmy rattlesnake)

Synonyms: Crotalus ravus lutescens; Sistrurus ravus

Wikipedia Abstract

Sistrurus ravus is a venomous pitviper species, found only in Mexico. Three subspecies are currently recognized, including the nominate subspecies described here.
View Wikipedia Record: Crotalus ravus

Infraspecies

Crotalus ravus brunneus (Oaxacan Pygmy Rattlesnake)
Crotalus ravus exiguus (Guerreran Pygmy Rattlesnake)
Crotalus ravus ravus (Central Plateau Pygmy Rattlesnake)

Attributes

Maximum Longevity [1]  15 years
Venomous [2]  Yes

Ecoregions

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
Madrean Pine-Oak Woodlands Mexico, United States No
Mesoamerica Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama No

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1de Magalhaes, J. P., and Costa, J. (2009) A database of vertebrate longevity records and their relation to other life-history traits. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 22(8):1770-1774
♦ 2Living Hazards Database, Armed Forces Pest Management Board, U.S. Army Garrison - Forest Glen
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