Crotalus oreganus

Crotalus oreganus

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 oreganus

Name

Crotalus oreganus Holbrook, 1840: 115

• Holotype: ANSP 7158.
• Type locality: “Oregon Territory”.

References

Primary references

• Holbrook, J.E. 1836–1840. North American Herpetology; or, A description of the reptiles inhabiting the United States. J. Dobson: Philadelphia. Volume I: 120 pp. + XXIII pls. BHL; Volume II: 125 pp. + XXX pls. BHL; Volume III: 122 pp. + XXX pls. BHL; Volume IV: 126 pp. + XXVIII pls. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Hammerson, G.A., Frost, D.R. & Hollingsworth, B. 2007. IUCN: Crotalus oreganus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T64326A12769216. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64326A12769216.en. Accessed on 02 November 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Northern Pacific Rattlesnake
español: Cascabel Peninsular Occidental

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