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Scientific Name
Crotalus horridus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Crotalus horridus Linnaeus, 1758
Park
Blue Ridge Parkway (BLRI)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Timber Rattlesnake
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Reptilia |
| Order | Squamata |
| Suborder | Serpentes |
| Infraorder | Alethinophidia |
| Family | Viperidae |
| Subfamily | Crotalinae |
| Genus | Crotalus |
| Species | Crotalus horridus |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Found in park 2003/2004; Data Source: Hays and Hays 2005
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Hays and Hays 2005
Abundance
Uncommon
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Hays and Hays 2005
Management Tags
-
Exploitation Concern
Poached species. Very vulnerable to extirpation by poachers or vandals due to limited home range and vulnerability at hibernacula and birthing rookeries.
-
Management Priority
NC=Special Concern, S3; G4 (VA lists C. h. atricaudatus as Endangered, but this subspecies is not known to occur in the mountains).
Seasonality Tags
-
Breeder
Data Source: Hays and Hays 2005
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
28
References
Vouchers
3
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
ERG-VT
Created Date
5/14/2002 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
eraskin@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
3/31/2023 2:09:08 PM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Howard (1985)
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