Crotalus polisi

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 polisi

Name

Crotalus polisi Meik, Schaack, Flores-Villela & Streicher, 2018: 1003

• Holotype: MZFC 26408 (field number JMM-642), adult ♀, collected by Jesse M. Meik, Sarah Schaack and Matthew J. Ingrasci on 18 March 2010.
• Type locality: “Cabeza de Caballo Island, Municipality de Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico. Coordinates: N 28.971 W 113.479”.

References

Primary references

• Meik, J.M., Schaack, S., Flores-Villela, O. & Streicher, J.W. 2018. Integrative taxonomy at the nexus of population divergence and speciation in insular speckled rattlesnakes. Journal of Natural History 52(13–16): 989–1016. DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2018.1429689 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Crotalus polisi. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 30 April 2019.

Vernacular names

English: Horsehead Island Speckled Rattlesnake
español: Cascabel Moteada de Isla Cabeza de Caballo