Crotalus aquilus

Crotalus aquilus

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 Cladus: Sauropsida 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 aquilus

Name

Crotalus aquilus Klauber, 1952

• Holotype: MCZ 27843, adult ♀, collected by W.W. Brown in 1923.
• Type locality: “near Alvarez, San Luis Potosí, Mexico”.

Combinations

• Crotalus triseriatus aquilus Klauber, 1952: 24 [original combination, as subspecies]
• Crotalus aquilus Harris & Simmons, 1978: 105 [subsequent combination, elevate to species]

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 aquilus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 12 July 2020.
• Mendoza-Quijano, F. & Quintero Díaz, G. 2007. IUCN: Crotalus aquilus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T64310A12763161. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64310A12763161.en

Vernacular names

English: Queretaran Dusky Rattlesnake
español: Cascabel Obscura de Querétaro

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