Crotalus pricei miquihuanus
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Viperidae |
Genus: | Crotalus |
Species: | |
Subspecies: | C. p. miquihuanus
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Trinomial name | |
Crotalus pricei miquihuanus Gloyd, 1940
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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
[edit]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
[edit]Crotalus pricei miquihuanus is known to be ovoviviparous.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Crotalus pricei". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2025-01-03.
- ^ 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.
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