Sistrurus miliarius

Sistrurus miliarius

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: Sistrurus
Species: Sistrurus miliarius
Subspecies (3): S. m. barbouri – S. m. miliarius – S. m. streckeri

Name

Sistrurus miliarius (Linnaeus, 1766)

• Holotype: presumed lost fide Palmer (1978: 220).
• Type locality: “Carolina”, restricted to “Charleston, South Carolina” by Schmidt (1953: 226).

Combinations

• Crotalus miliarius Linnaeus, 1766: 372 [original combination]
• Crotalophorus miliarius — Gray, 1825: 205 [subsequent combination]
• Caudisona miliaria — Fitzinger, 1926: 63 [subsequent combination]
• Sistrurus miliarius — Garman, 1883: 119 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1766. Systema naturae sive regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Laurentii Salvii: Holmiae. 12th ed. v. 1 (pt 1): 1–532. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Sistrurus miliarius. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 20 April 2019.
• Hammerson, G.A. 2007. IUCN: Sistrurus miliarius  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T64347A12772862. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64347A12772862.en

Vernacular names

English: Pigmy Rattlesnake

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