Crotalus mitchellii muertensis

Crotalus mitchellii muertensis

Least Concern (IUCN)

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Subphylum:	Vertebrata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Viperidae
Subfamily:	Crotalinae
Genus:	Crotalus
Species:	C. mitchellii
Subspecies:	C. m. muertensis

Trinomial name

Crotalus mitchellii muertensis
Klauber, 1949

Synonyms

Crotalus mitchellii muertensis - Klauber, 1949
Crotalus mitchelli muertensis - Klauber, 1949
Crotalus mitchellii muertensis - McCrystal & McCoid, 1986^[1]

Common names: El Muerto Island speckled rattlesnake.^[2]

Crotalus mitchellii muertensis is a venomous pitviper subspecies^[3] endemic to El Muerto Island, Mexico.

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1 Description
2 Geographic range
3 Conservation status
4 See also
5 References

Description

Grows to a maximum length of 63.7 cm.^[2]

Geographic range

Known only from the type locality,^[2] which is "El Muerto Island, Gulf of California, Mexico.^[1]

Conservation status

This species is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (v3.1, 2001).^[4] Species are listed as such due to their wide distribution, presumed large population, or because it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category. The population trend is stable. Year assessed: 2007.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
^ ^a ^b ^c Klauber LM. 1997. Rattlesnakes: Their Habitats, Life Histories, and Influence on Mankind. Second Edition. 2 volumes. Reprint, University of California Press, Berkeley. ISBN 0-520-21056-5.
^ Crotalus mitchellii muertensis (TSN 635182). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed on 13 September 2007.
^ Crotalus muertensis at the IUCN Red List. Accessed 13 September 2007.
^ 2001 Categories & Criteria (version 3.1) at the IUCN Red List. Accessed 13 September 2007.