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Crotalus pricei miquihuanus

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Crotalus pricei miquihuanus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Genus: Crotalus
Species:
Subspecies:
C. p. miquihuanus
Trinomial name
Crotalus pricei miquihuanus
Gloyd, 1940

Crotalus pricei miquihuanus, the eastern twin spotted rattlesnake, is a subspecies of twin spotted rattlesnake native to, Mexico. As with all rattlesnakes, it is venomous. The name 'miquihuanus' comes from the location it was originally described in, Miquihuana, Tamaulipas. [1]

Distinction

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Crotalus pricei miquihuanus may be distinguished from its sister subspecies in a few ways. Colour and pattern may be inconsistently different, but more consistently C. p. miquihuanus has a smaller count of specific scales such as ventrals and prefrontal scales.[2]

Reproduction

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Crotalus pricei miquihuanus is known to be ovoviviparous.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Crotalus pricei". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2025-01-03.
  2. ^ Klauber, Laurence Monroe; Klauber, Laurence Monroe (1952). Taxonomic studies of the rattlesnakes of mainland Mexico. Vol. no.26 (1952). San Diego, Calif: Zoological Society of San Diego. {{cite book}}: |volume= has extra text (help)