Crotalus oreganus caliginis
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C. o. caliginis
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Crotalus oreganus caliginis Klauber, 1949
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- Common names: Coronado Island rattlesnake.[3]
Crotalus oreganus caliginis is a venomous pitviper subspecies[4] endemic to South Coronado Island, Mexico.
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Description
Adults grow to a maximum size of Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value)..[3]
Geographic range
Known only from the type locality,[3] given as "South Coronado Island, off the northwest coast of Baja California, Mexico."[1]
Conservation status
This species is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (v3.1, 2001).[5] 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.[6]
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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).
- ↑ Ashton KG, de Queiroz A. 2001. Molecular systematics of the western rattlesnake, Crotalus viridis (Viperidae), with comments on the utility of the d-loop in phylogenetic studies of snakes. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, Vol. 21, No.2, pp. 176-189. PDF at CNAH. Accessed 3 September 2008.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Klauber LM. 1997. Rattlesnakes: Their Habitats, Life Histories, and Influence on Mankind. Second Edition. 2 volumes. Reprint, University of California Press, Berkeley. ISBN 0-520-21056-5.
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- ↑ Crotalus caliginis 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
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- Crotalus oreganus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 13 September 2007.