Crotalus vegrandis
Crotalus vegrandis is a venomous pitviper species[3] found only in Venezuela in South America.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Viperidae |
| Genus: | Crotalus |
| Species: | C. vegrandis |
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| Crotalus vegrandis Klauber, 1941 | |
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- Common names: Uracoan rattlesnake.[2]
Description
Klauber (1997) gives two maximum lengths: 636 mm for the largest measured specimen, and 684 mm as the greatest value from a report believed to be reliable.[2]
Geographic range
Found only in the type locality, which is "Maturín Savannah, near Uracoa, Sotillo District, State of Monagas, Venezuela."[1]
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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).
- 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 vegrandis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 28 August 2007.
External links
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- Crotalus vegrandis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 28 August 2007.
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