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Crotalus willardi obscurus (New Mexico ridgenose rattlesnake)

Wikipedia Abstract

Crotalus willardi obscurus is a venomous pitviper subspecies found in northwestern Mexico and the southwestern United States.This is the only venomous snake listed as Threatened by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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Habitat Vegetation Classification

Name Location  Website 
Madrean Pinyon - Juniper Woodland Mexico (Coahuila, Chihuahua, Nuevo Leon, Durango, Sonora, Tamaulipas); United States (Texas, New Mexico, Arizona)

Prey / Diet

Aimophila ruficeps (Rufous-crowned Sparrow)[1]
Elgaria kingii nobilis (Arizona alligator lizard)[1]
Sceloporus jarrovii (Yarrow's Spiny Lizard)[1]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1POPULATION DYNAMICS OF THE NEW MEXICO RIDGE-NOSED RATTLESNAKE (CROTALUS WILLARDI OBSCURUS) IN THE MADREAN ARCHIPELAGO: A THREATENED SPECIES IN A CHANGING ECOSYSTEM, Mark Allen Davis, Thesis for Degree of Master of Science Colorado State University Fort Collins, Colorado Summer 2008
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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