Crotalus transversus
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Viperidae |
| Genus: | Crotalus |
| Species: | C. transversus
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- Common names: Cross-banded mountain rattlesnake[3]
Crotalus transversus, or the Cross-banded Mountain Rattlesnake, is a venomous pit viper species found in central Mexico, known from less than 20 specimens.[3] No subspecies are currently recognized.[4]
Description
[edit]Adult females grow to a maximum recorded length of 46.5 cm (18.3 in). The length of the tail represents 10.5% of total body length in males and 7.1-7.9% in females.[3]
Geographic range
[edit]It is found in central Mexico in the Sierra Ajusco and the Sierra de Monte Alto of the Transverse Volcanic Cordillera in the states of México and Morelos at elevations exceeding 2,900 m (9,500 ft) in temperate boreal forests. The type locality given is "about 55 km. SW México (city), near Tres Marías (Tres Cumbres), Morelos [Mexico], elevation about 10,000 ft." (3,000 m)[2]
Conservation status
[edit]This species is classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.[5] The population trend was stable when assessed in 2007.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Flores-Villela, O.; Campbell, J.A. (2007). "Crotalus transversus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T64337A12771695. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64337A12771695.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b 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 Campbell JA, Lamar WW. 2004. The Venomous Reptiles of the Western Hemisphere. Comstock Publishing Associates, Ithaca and London. 870 pp. 1500 plates. ISBN 0-8014-4141-2.
- ^ "Crotalus transversus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 1 August 2007.
- ^ Crotalus transversus at the IUCN Red List. Accessed 13 September 2007.
- ^ 2001 Categories & Criteria (version 3.1) at the IUCN Red List. Accessed 13 September 2007.
Further reading
[edit]- Taylor, E.H. 1944. Two New Species of Crotalid Snakes from Mexico. Bull. Chicago Acad. Sci. 30 (4): 47-56.
External links
[edit]- Crotalus transversus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 12 December 2007.