Crotalus adamanteus
Crotalus adamanteus Palisot de Beauvois, 1799
- class Reptilia
- order Squamata
- suborder Serpentes
- superfamily Colubroidea
- family Viperidae Oppel, 1811
- subfamily Crotalinae Oppel, 1811
- genus Crotalus
Common Names
Eastern diamondback rattlesnake (English)
Languages: English
Overview
Common Names
Eastern diamondback rattlesnake
Rights holder(s): Mohammadi, Shabnam - Comment (0)
Ecology and Distribution
Distribution
Southeastern USA: along the Gulf Coast from southeastern Louisiana and southern Mississippi eastward through peninsular Florida, including the Florida Keys, northward along the coastal plain to southeastern North Carolina (McDiarmid, et al. 1999)
Rights holder(s): Mohammadi, Shabnam - Comment (0)
Additional Notes
Notes
Types: None designated.
Type-locality: Not specifically stated in original description. Proposed by Schmidt, Check List N. Am. Amph. Rept., 6th ed., 280pp.[230] (McDiarmid et al., 1999).
Rights holder(s): Mohammadi, Shabnam - Comment (0)
Taxonomy
- Crotalus durissus BOULENGER 1896 (synonym)
References
(1999). Snake species of the world: A taxonomic and geographic reference..
1, 511. Washington, DC: The Herpetologists' League.