Crotalus lorenzoensis

Crotalus lorenzoensis is a species of pitviper, a venomous snake in the subfamily Crotalinae of the family Viperidae.[4] The species is endemic to San Lorenzo Sur Island, Mexico.

Crotalus lorenzoensis

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Genus: Crotalus
Species:
C. lorenzoensis
Binomial name
Crotalus lorenzoensis
Radcliffe & Maslin, 1975
Synonyms
  • Crotalus ruber lorenzoensis
    Radcliffe & Maslin, 1975
  • C[rotalus]. e[xsul]. lorenzoensis
    — Grismer, McGuire & Hollingsworth, 1994[2]
  • Crotalus lorenzoensis
    — Grismer, 1999[3]
Common names: San Lorenzo Island rattlesnake.

Description

Crotalus lorenzoensis usually has no rattle, and has shrunk in size compared to its counterparts on the mainland.[5]

Geographic range

Crotalus lorenzoensis is known only from the type locality, which is "San Lorenzo Sur Island in the Gulf of California, Baja California Norte, Mexico".[2]

Habitat

Crotalus lorenzoensis occurs mainly in rocky areas and arroyo bottoms. It can also be found in dunes near the coast and in cavities formed by adjacent boulders.[1]

Conservation status

The species C. lorenzoensis is classified as "Least Concern" (LC) on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.[1] 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.[6]

References
  1. Frost DR, Hollingsworth B (2007). "Crotalus lorenzoensis ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T64322A12767736. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64322A12767736.en.
  2. McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T (1999). Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
  3. Crotalus lorenzoensis at The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  4. "Crotalus lorenzoensis ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 13 September 2007.
  5. Campbell JA, Lamar WW (2004). The Venomous Reptiles of the Western Hemisphere. 2 volumes. Ithaca and London: Comstock Publishing Associates. 870 pp. 1,500 plates. ISBN 0-8014-4141-2.
  6. 2001 Categories & Criteria (version 3.1) at the IUCN Red List. Accessed 13 September 2007.

Further reading
  • Heimes, Peter (2016). Snakes of Mexico: Herpetofauna Mexicana Vol I. Frankfurt, Germany: Chimaira. 572 pp. ISBN 978-3899731002.
  • Radcliffe, C.W., and T. Paul Maslin (1975). "A New Subspecies of the Red Rattlesnake, Crotalus ruber, from San Lorenzo Sur Island, Baja California Norte, Mexico". Copeia 1975 (3): 490-493. (Crotalus ruber lorenzoensis, new subspecies).
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