| Crotalus totonacus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Viperidae |
| Genus: | Crotalus |
| Species: | C. totonacus
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| Binomial name | |
| Crotalus totonacus
Gloyd & Kauffeld, 1940
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| Synonyms [4] | |
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- Common name: Totonacan rattlesnake [3]
Crotalus totonacus is a venomous pit viper species found in northeastern Mexico. No subspecies are currently recognized. [5]
Description
Adults frequently grow to more than 150 cm (4 ft 11 in) in length. The largest recorded specimen was 166.5 cm (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) in length. [3]
Geographic range
It is found in northeastern Mexico from central Nuevo León through southern Tamaulipas, northern Veracruz, eastern San Luis Potosí and northern Querétaro. [3] The type locality given is "Panaco Island, about 75 miles [120 km] south of Tampico, Veracruz, Mexico, 12 miles [19 km] inland from Cabo Rojo". [2]
Diet
Crotalus totonacus is known to prey on small mammals and birds. In addition to mammal hair and bird feathers found in stomachs, specific prey items include cave rats ( Neotoma sp.), Allen’s tree squirrels ( Sciurus alleni), and rock squirrels ( Spermophilus [Otospermophilus] variegatus). [6]
Taxonomy
This species was previously considered a subspecies of C. durissus. [2]
References
- ^ Marquez, L.C.; Mendoza-Quijano, F.; Díaz, G.Q.E. (2021). "Crotalus totonacus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T197479A2488372. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T197479A2488372.en. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ a b c 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 d Campbell JA, Lamar WW. 2004. The Venomous Reptiles of the Western Hemisphere. 2 volumes. Comstock Publishing Associates, Ithaca and London. 870 pp. 1500 plates. ISBN 0-8014-4141-2.
- ^ "The Reptile Database - Crotalus totonacus GLOYD & KAUFFELD, 1940". www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ "Crotalus totonacus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 27 August 2007.
- ^ Farr, William L., Manuel Nevárez de los Reyes, David Lazcano, and Sadot Edgardo. Ortiz-Hernández, 2015. Crotalus totonacus (Totonacan Rattlesnake). Diet. Herpetological Review 46(1): 103.
Further reading
- Gloyd, H.K. and C.F. Kauffeld. 1940. A new rattlesnake from Mexico. Bull. Chicago Acad. Sci. 6 (2): 11-14 + one plate.
| Crotalus totonacus | |
|---|---|
|
Scientific classification
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Viperidae |
| Genus: | Crotalus |
| Species: | C. totonacus
|
| Binomial name | |
| Crotalus totonacus
Gloyd & Kauffeld, 1940
| |
| Synonyms [4] | |
| |
- Common name: Totonacan rattlesnake [3]
Crotalus totonacus is a venomous pit viper species found in northeastern Mexico. No subspecies are currently recognized. [5]
Description
Adults frequently grow to more than 150 cm (4 ft 11 in) in length. The largest recorded specimen was 166.5 cm (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) in length. [3]
Geographic range
It is found in northeastern Mexico from central Nuevo León through southern Tamaulipas, northern Veracruz, eastern San Luis Potosí and northern Querétaro. [3] The type locality given is "Panaco Island, about 75 miles [120 km] south of Tampico, Veracruz, Mexico, 12 miles [19 km] inland from Cabo Rojo". [2]
Diet
Crotalus totonacus is known to prey on small mammals and birds. In addition to mammal hair and bird feathers found in stomachs, specific prey items include cave rats ( Neotoma sp.), Allen’s tree squirrels ( Sciurus alleni), and rock squirrels ( Spermophilus [Otospermophilus] variegatus). [6]
Taxonomy
This species was previously considered a subspecies of C. durissus. [2]
References
- ^ Marquez, L.C.; Mendoza-Quijano, F.; Díaz, G.Q.E. (2021). "Crotalus totonacus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T197479A2488372. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T197479A2488372.en. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ a b c 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 d Campbell JA, Lamar WW. 2004. The Venomous Reptiles of the Western Hemisphere. 2 volumes. Comstock Publishing Associates, Ithaca and London. 870 pp. 1500 plates. ISBN 0-8014-4141-2.
- ^ "The Reptile Database - Crotalus totonacus GLOYD & KAUFFELD, 1940". www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ "Crotalus totonacus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 27 August 2007.
- ^ Farr, William L., Manuel Nevárez de los Reyes, David Lazcano, and Sadot Edgardo. Ortiz-Hernández, 2015. Crotalus totonacus (Totonacan Rattlesnake). Diet. Herpetological Review 46(1): 103.
Further reading
- Gloyd, H.K. and C.F. Kauffeld. 1940. A new rattlesnake from Mexico. Bull. Chicago Acad. Sci. 6 (2): 11-14 + one plate.