Crotalus pusillus

Crotalus pusillus

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 pusillus

Name

Crotalus pusillus Klauber, 1952: 34

• Holotype: FMNH 39112, adult ♂, collected by Frederick A. Shannon in June or July 1941.
• Type locality: “Tancítaro, Michoacán, Mexico, altitude 5,000 feet”.

References

Primary references

• Klauber, L.M. 1952. Taxonomic studies of the rattlesnakes of mainland México. Bulletins of the Zoological Society of San Diego 26: 1–143. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Crotalus pusillus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 12 July 2020.
• Ponce-Campos, P. & García Aguayo, A. 2007. IUCN: Crotalus pusillus  (Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T64329A12770446. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64329A12770446.en

Vernacular names

English: Tancitaran Dusky Rattlesnake
español: Cascabel de Tancítaro