This article is about the genus of snakes. For the liturgical rattle, see Crotalus (instrument).
Crotalus
Crotalus horridus, the timber rattlesnake
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Reptilia
Order:
Squamata
Suborder:
Serpentes
Family:
Viperidae
Subfamily:
Crotalinae
Genus:
Crotalus Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms
Crotalus Linnaeus, 1758
Crotalophorus Houttuyn, 1764
Caudisona Laurenti, 1768
Crotalinus Rafinesque, 1815
Crotalurus Rafinesque, 1820
Crotulurus Rafinesque, 1820
Uropsophus Wagler, 1830
Urocrotalon Fitzinger, 1843
Aploaspis Cope, 1867
Aechmophrys Coues In Wheeler, 1875
Haploaspis Cope, 1883
Paracrotalus Reuss, 1930[1]
Crotalus is a genus of venomous pit vipers, commonly known as rattlesnakes or rattlers,[2] in the family Viperidae. The genus is found only in the Americas from southern Canada to northern Argentina.[1] The generic name Crotalus is derived from the Greek word κρόταλονkrótalοn, which means "rattle" or "castanet", and refers to the rattle on the end of the tail, which makes this group (genera Crotalus and Sistrurus) so distinctive.[3] As of July 2023, 44[4] to 53[5] species are recognized as valid.
^ abMcDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré TA (1999). Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
^Wright AH, Wright AA (1957). Handbook of Snakes of the United States and Canada. Ithaca and London: Comstock Publishing Associates (7th printing, 1985). 1,105 pp. (in 2 volumes). ISBN 0-8014-0463-0.
^Campbell JA, Lamar WW (2004). The Venomous Reptiles of the Western Hemisphere. Ithaca and London: Comstock Publishing Associates. 870 pp. 1,500 plates. ISBN 0-8014-4141-2.
^"Crotalus ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
^Genus Crotalus at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
has lost its rattle entirely, Crotalus lorenzoensis usually has no rattle, and both Crotalus ruber lucasensis and Crotalus estebanensis exhibit a tendency...
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The eastern diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus) is a species of pit viper in the family Viperidae. The species is endemic to the Southeastern...
Philadelphia. 126 pp. (Crotalus oreganus, pp. 115–117.) Wikimedia Commons has media related to Crotalus oreganus. Crotalus oreganus at the Reptarium...
ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Crotalus scutulatus salvini, p. 232). Wikimedia Commons has media related to Crotalus scutulatus. Crotalus scutulatus at the Reptarium...
The western diamondback rattlesnake or Texas diamond-back (Crotalus atrox) is a rattlesnake species and member of the viper family, found in the southwestern...
including the prairie rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis viridis), the nominate subspecies, and the Hopi rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis nuntius). The taxonomic...
(Crotalus durissus complex) as an example. Journal of Biogeography 34: 1296–1312. PDF Media related to Crotalus durissus at Wikimedia Commons Crotalus...
have precedence over C. exsul. Crotalus ruber https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.100051/Crotalus_ruber McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA...
Crotalus helleri or Crotalus oreganus helleri, also known commonly as the Southern Pacific rattlesnake, the black diamond rattlesnake, and by several other...
ISBN 0-8014-0463-0). (Crotalus willardi, pp. 1034-1037, Figures 294-295 + Map 67 on p. 951). Brennan, Thomas (2008). "RIDGE-NOSED RATTLESNAKE Crotalus willardi"....
related to Crotalus mitchellii. Crotalus angelensis at San Diego Natural History Museum Crotalus mitchelli at San Diego Natural History Museum Crotalus mitchellii...
appears to be a separate species, Crotalus morulus Hammerson, G.A.; Frost, D.R.; Santos-Barrera, G. (2007). "Crotalus lepidus". IUCN Red List of Threatened...
ISBN 0-520-21056-5. "Crotalus mitchellii angelensis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 13 September 2007. Crotalus angelensis at the Reptarium...
Crotalus concolor, commonly known as the midget faded rattlesnake, faded rattlesnake, and yellow rattlesnake, is a pit viper species found in the western...
from the western diamondback (Crotalus atrox), eastern diamondback (Crotalus adamanteus), South American rattlesnake (Crotalus durissis terrificus), or fer-de-lance...
ISBN 0-520-21056-5. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Crotalus vegrandis. Crotalus vegrandis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 28 August...
thought to be a subspecies of Crotalus durissus, until Wüster elevated it to species status in 2005. Acevedo, M (2014). "Crotalus tzabcan". IUCN Red List of...
Afrixalus crotalus is a species of frogs in the family Hyperoliidae. It is found in southern Malawi, central Mozambique, and eastern Zimbabwe. It might...
behavior against ophiophagous snakes, first observed in certain rattlesnake (Crotalus) species by Klauber (1927), that involves raising a section of the middle...
species by Campbell and Lamar (2004): Crotalus totonacus. Ponce-Campos, P.; García Aguayo, A. (2007). "Crotalus basiliscus". IUCN Red List of Threatened...
Crotalus lugubris (a taxonomic synonym) may refer to: Crotalus aquilus, a.k.a. the Querétaro dusky rattlesnake, a venomous pitviper species found in the...
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