Crotalus catalinensis

Crotalus catalinensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Viperoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Viperoidea

Familia: Viperidae
Subfamilia: Crotalinae
Genus: Crotalus
Species: Crotalus catalinensis

Name

Crotalus catalinensis Cliff, 1954: 80

• Holotype: CAS-SU 15631, adult ♀, collected by Bruce Firstman, John C. Briggs and Frank S. Cliff on 27 March 1953.
• Type locality: “Isla Santa Catalina in the Gulf of California, Mexico”, restricted to “northeast end of the Isla Santa Catalina, Gult of California, [Baja California Sur,] Mexico” by Leviton & Banta (1956: 218).

References

Primary references

• Cliff, F.S. 1954. Snakes of the islands in the Gulf of California, Mexico. Transactions of the San Diego Society of Natural History 12(5): 67–98. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Grismer, L.L. 2002. Amphibians and Reptiles of Baja California, Including Its Pacific Islands and the Islands in the Sea of Cortés. University of California Press: Berkeley, California. 413 pp. ISBN 9780520925205 Reference page. 
• Campbell, J.A. & Lamar, W.W. 2004. The Venomous Reptiles of the Western Hemisphere. 2 Volumes. Cornell University Press: Ithaca, New York. 1032 pp. ISBN 9780801441417 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Crotalus catalinensis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 12 Juy 2020.
• Avila Villegas, H., Frost, D.R. & Arnaud, G. 2007. IUCN: Crotalus catalinensis  (Critically Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T64314A12764544. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64314A12764544.en

Vernacular names

English: Santa Catalina Island Rattlesnake
español: Cascabel de la isla Santa Catalina