Crotalus
 Rattlesnake | |||
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| Crotalus atrox | |||
| Classification | |||
| Reign | Animalia | ||
| Branch | Chordata | ||
| Class | Reptilia | ||
| Order | Squamata | ||
| Suborder | Serpentes | ||
| Infraorder | Alethinophidia | ||
| Family | Viperidae | ||
| Subfamily | Crotalinae | ||
| Genre | |||
| Crotalus Linnaeus , 1758 | |||
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The term refers to the snakes of the rattlesnake genus of the subfamily of Crotalinae. It's often called, in common parlance as "rattlesnake" because of his buzzer also called cascabel , which is a blend of large scales (rings) attached imperfectly present in all species of the genus Crotalus, except in Crotalus catalinensis. Thus, the rattlesnake can scare intruders by shaking its tail. He can not hear himself its sound: Like all snakes, he is deaf. The "bell" wins a ring at each molt. He is considered one of the most dangerous snakes in the world because it can be very poisonous.
All species of this genus are very venomous , anyone bitten should enjoy in the shortest possible time an injection of specific antiserum. They are found in North America (the United States and especially in Mexico ) and Central America.
This is copying the colors of flowers, leaves or fruit that small Central American rattlesnake hide their prey as their enemies.
Snake is what is used on the Gadsden flag.
List of species of rattlesnakes
- Crotalus adamanteus Palisot de Beauvois, 1799 - Diamondback Rattlesnake.
- Crotalus Aquilus Klauber, 1952.
- Crotalus atrox Baird and Girard, 1853 - Texas Rattlesnake.
- Crotalus Basiliscus (Cope, 1864).
- Crotalus catalinensis Cliff, 1954.
- Crotalus cerastes Hallowell, 1854.
- Crotalus durissus Linnaeus, 1758 - cascabel rattlesnake.
- Crotalus Enyo (Cope, 1861).
- Crotalus exsul Garman, 1884.
- Crotalus horridus Linnaeus, 1758 - timber rattlesnake.
- Crotalus intermedius Troschel, 1865.
- Crotalus lannomi Tanner, 1966.
- Crotalus lepidus (Kennicott, 1861).
- Crotalus mitchellii (Cope, 1861).
- Crotalus Molossus Baird and Girard, 1853.
- Crotalus oreganus (Holbrook, 1840).
- Crotalus Polystictus (Cope, 1865).
- Crotalus pricei Van Denburgh, 1895.
- Crotalus pusillus Klauber, 1952.
- Crotalus ravus (Cope, 1865)
- Crotalus ruber Cope, 1892.
- Crotalus scutulatus (Kennicott, 1861).
- Crotalus stejnegeri Dunn, 1919.
- Crotalus tigris Kennicott in Baird, 1859. - Tiger Rattlesnake
- Crotalus tortugensis Van Denburgh and Slevin, 1921.
- Crotalus transversus Taylor, 1944.
- Crotalus triseriatus (Wagler, 1830).
- Vegrandis Crotalus - Rattlesnakes of Venezuela.
- Crotalus viridis (Rafinesque, 1818).
- Crotalus Willard Meek, 1905.
External Links
- Reference Reptarium.cz Reptile Database : Crotalus Linnaeus, 1758 (en)
- Reference ITIS : Crotalus Linnaeus, 1758 (en) ( + version (en))
- Reference Animal Diversity Web : Crotalus (fr)
- Reference NCBI : Crotalus (fr)
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