Taxonavigation

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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 morulus

Name

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Crotalus morulus Klauber, 1952

  • Holotype: UMMZ 101376, adult ♀, collected by Frank Harrison, date unknown.
  • Type locality: “10 miles northwest of Gómez Farías on the trail to La loya de Salas, Tamaulipas, Mexico, at an altitude of about 5300 ft., in a forested flat”.

Combinations

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  • Crotalus lepidus morulus Klauber, 1952: 52 [original combination, as subspecies]
  • Crotalus morulus Bryson et al., 2014: 490 [subsequent combination, elevate to species]

References

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Primary references

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Vernacular names

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English: Tamaulipan Rock Rattlesnake
español: Cascabel de Las Rocas Tamaulipeca