Caudisona (Aechmophrys) cerastes – Coues in Wheeler, 1875
Aechmophrys cerastes – Coues In Wheeler, 1875
Crotalus cerastes – Boulenger, 1896
Crotalus cerastes [cerastes] – Klauber, 1944[2]
Crotalus cerastes, known as the sidewinder, horned rattlesnake or sidewinder rattlesnake,[3] is a pit viper species belonging to the genus Crotalus (the rattlesnakes), and is found in the desert regions of the Southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. Like all other pit vipers, it is venomous. Three subspecies are currently recognized.[4]
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tolerate the high desert temperatures and successfully reproduce. Crotaluscerastes in Puerto Peñasco, Mexico Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus in Phoenix...
California condor Pronghorn Great white shark Guadalupe fur seal Crotaluscerastes Bighorn sheep Fouquieria columnaris Eschscholzia californica Washingtonia...
"Locomotor Performance and energetic Cost of Sidewinging by the Snake CrotalusCerastes". Journal of Experimental Biology. 163 (1): 1–14. doi:10.1242/jeb...
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sidewinder sleeps on its back". A sidewinder is a species of rattlesnake (Crotaluscerastes), and also an antique style of telephone, with a winding handle on...
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