Scientific Name
Crotalus horridus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Crotalus horridus Linnaeus, 1758
Park
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area (BISO)
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
Data Source: Stephens, D., J. Kiser, and J. MacGregor. 2007. A survey of the amphibians and reptiles of the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area (Kentucky and Tennessee). Report to the National Park Service, Appalachian Highlands Inventory and Monitoring Network, Asheville, NC. 180pp.
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Stephens, D., J. Kiser, and J. MacGregor. 2007. A survey of the amphibians and reptiles of the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area (Kentucky and Tennessee). Report to the National Park Service, Appalachian Highlands Inventory and Monitoring Network, Asheville, NC. 180pp.
Abundance
Rare
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Stephens, D., J. Kiser, and J. MacGregor. 2007. A survey of the amphibians and reptiles of the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area (Kentucky and Tennessee). Report to the National Park Service, Appalachian Highlands Inventory and Monitoring Network, Asheville, NC. 180pp.
Management Tags
-
Exploitation Concern
Poached by collectors and killed by vandals; very vulnerable at hibernacula and birthing rookeries.
Seasonality Tags
-
Breeder
Data Source: Stephens, D., J. Kiser, and J. MacGregor. 2007. A survey of the amphibians and reptiles of the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area (Kentucky and Tennessee). Report to the National Park Service, Appalachian Highlands Inventory and Monitoring Network, Asheville, NC. 180pp.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
5
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
sac - I & M Office
Created Date
12/13/1999 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
ERaskin@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
9/13/2018 8:21:04 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Species Land Mgr Comments: ELEMENT IS ON PARK'S SPECIES LIST. El.Site Db Code: USNPSER*128. TNC Code: ARADE02040., Park Species Data Source: Converted from SE.xls file by I & M Office
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