Sistrurus catenatus

Sistrurus catenatus

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: Sistrurus
Species: Sistrurus catenatus

Name

Sistrurus catenatus (Rafinesque, 1818) [conserved name]

• Type material: not designated.
• Neotype: USNM 526. [designated by Opinion 2328 (2013)]
• Type locality: “Prairies of the Upper Missouri”, redesignated by neotype designation to “Poland, Mahoning County, Ohio, USA” by Opinion 2328 (2013).
• Placed on the Official List of Specific Names in Zoology by Opinion 2328 (2013).

Combinations

• Crotalinus catenatus Rafinesque, 1818: 41 [original combination]
• Sistrurus catenatus — Garman, 1883: 118 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Rafinesque, C.S. 1818. Further accounts of discoveries in natural history in the western states. American Monthly Magazine and Critical Review 4(1): 41.
• International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. 2013. Opinion 2328 (Case 3571). Crotalinus catenatus Rafinesque, 1818 (currently Sistrurus catenatus) and Crotalus tergeminus Say in James, 1822 (currently Sistrurus tergeminus; Reptilia, Serpentes): usage conserved by designation of neotypes for both species. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 70(4): 282–283. DOI: 10.21805/bzn.v70i4.a13 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Sistrurus catenatus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 17 July 2020.
• Frost, D.R., Hammerson, G.A. & Santos-Barrera, G. 2007. IUCN: Sistrurus catenatus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T64346A12772707. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64346A12772707.en

Vernacular names

English: Eastern Massasauga
español: Cascabel pigmea norteña

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