Crotalus lepidus lepidus

Crotalus lepidus lepidus

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 lepidus
Subspecies: Crotalus lepidus lepidus

Name

Crotalus lepidus lepidus (Kennicott, 1861)

• Syntypes (n=2): ANSP two heads. [lost fide Stejneger (1895: 458)]
• Type locality: “Presidio del Norte and Eagle Pass”, restricted to “Presidio (del Norte), Presidio County, Texas” by Smith & Taylor (1950: 362).

Combinations

• Crotalus lepidus lepidus — Gloyd, 1936: 4 [subsequent combination, as subspecies]

References

Primary references

• Kennicott, R. 1861. On three new forms of rattlesnakes. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 13: 206–208. BHL Reference page. 
• Gloyd, H.K. 1936. The subspecies of Crotalus lepidus. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan 337: 1–5. handle.
• Smith, H.M. & Taylor, E.H. 1950. Type localities of Mexican reptiles and amphibians. The University of Kansas science bulletin 33(8): 313–380. BHL Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Mottled Rock Rattlesnake