Crotalus angelensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Viperidae |
Genus: | Crotalus |
Species: | C. angelensis
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Binomial name | |
Crotalus angelensis
Klauber, 1963
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Location of Ángel de la Guarda Island | |
Synonyms | |
Crotalus angelensis, or the Ángel de la Guarda Island speckled rattlesnake, [3] is a pitviper species [4] [5] endemic to Isla Ángel de la Guarda in the Gulf of California, Mexico. [5] Like all other pitvipers, it is venomous. It is sometimes treated as a subspecies of Crotalus mitchellii. [1]
Grows to a maximum size of 137 centimetres (4 ft 6 in). [3]
Found only on Isla Ángel de la Guarda in the Gulf of California, Mexico. [3] The type locality given is "about 4 miles [6 km] southeast of Refugio Bay, at 1,500 feet [460 m] elevation, Isla Ángel de la Guarda, Gulf of California, Mexico (near 29°29½'N, 113°33'W)". [2] [5]
Gravelly beaches along the shore; rocky arroyos, washes, and on the hillsides of the island's interior, from sea-level up to 500 m. [1]
This species is classified as " Least Concern" (LC) on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. It occurs in a protected area and is very abundant within its small range. [1]
Crotalus angelensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Viperidae |
Genus: | Crotalus |
Species: | C. angelensis
|
Binomial name | |
Crotalus angelensis
Klauber, 1963
| |
Location of Ángel de la Guarda Island | |
Synonyms | |
Crotalus angelensis, or the Ángel de la Guarda Island speckled rattlesnake, [3] is a pitviper species [4] [5] endemic to Isla Ángel de la Guarda in the Gulf of California, Mexico. [5] Like all other pitvipers, it is venomous. It is sometimes treated as a subspecies of Crotalus mitchellii. [1]
Grows to a maximum size of 137 centimetres (4 ft 6 in). [3]
Found only on Isla Ángel de la Guarda in the Gulf of California, Mexico. [3] The type locality given is "about 4 miles [6 km] southeast of Refugio Bay, at 1,500 feet [460 m] elevation, Isla Ángel de la Guarda, Gulf of California, Mexico (near 29°29½'N, 113°33'W)". [2] [5]
Gravelly beaches along the shore; rocky arroyos, washes, and on the hillsides of the island's interior, from sea-level up to 500 m. [1]
This species is classified as " Least Concern" (LC) on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. It occurs in a protected area and is very abundant within its small range. [1]