| Crotalus oreganus caliginis | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Viperidae |
| Genus: | Crotalus |
| Species: | C. oreganus |
| Subspecies: | C. o. caliginis |
| Trinomial name | |
| Crotalus oreganus caliginis Klauber, 1949 | |
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| Location of South Coronado Island | |
| Synonyms | |
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- Common names: Coronado Island rattlesnake.
Crotalus oreganus caliginis is a venomous pit viper subspecies endemic to South Coronado Island, Mexico.
Description
Adults grow to a maximum size of 68.3 cm (26+7⁄8 in).
Geographic range
Known only from the type locality, given as "South Coronado Island, off the northwest coast of Baja California, Mexico."
Conservation status
This species is classified as least concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (v3.1, 2001). Species are listed as such due to their wide distribution, presumed large population, or because it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category. The population trend was stable when assessed in 2007.
References
- ^ 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).
- Ashton KG, de Queiroz A. 2001. Molecular systematics of the western rattlesnake, Crotalus viridis (Viperidae), with comments on the utility of the d-loop in phylogenetic studies of snakes. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, Vol. 21, No.2, pp. 176-189. PDF Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine at CNAH. Accessed 3 September 2008.
- ^ Klauber LM. 1997. Rattlesnakes: Their Habitats, Life Histories, and Influence on Mankind. Second Edition. 2 volumes. Reprint, University of California Press, Berkeley. ISBN 0-520-21056-5.
- "Crotalus oreganus caliginis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 13 September 2007.
- Crotalus caliginis at the IUCN Red List. Accessed 13 September 2007.
- 2001 Categories & Criteria (version 3.1) at the IUCN Red List. Accessed 13 September 2007.
External links
- Crotalus oreganus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 13 September 2007.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Crotalus oreganus caliginis | |