Scientific Name
Crotalus viridis
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Crotalus viridis (Rafinesque, 1818)
Park
Dinosaur National Monument (DINO)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
prairie rattlesnake
Park Synonyms
Crotalus viridis viridis
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 viridis |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Changed from Present in Park per Graham 2000, to Unconfirmed at Certification, pending voucher verification, to Present per NCPN photo voucher 2010; Data Source: NCPN photo voucher 2010
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Reptile Certification, 4 Mar 2004
Abundance
Unknown
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
2
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Elizabeth Nance
Created Date
1/14/2004 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
eln/NCPN I&M
Last Modified Date
8/30/2010 10:15:58 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Certification note: need to verify voucher before assigning Present in Park status. Photo voucher identified as C. viridis viridis by George Oliver, Utah DWR, but subspecies not recognized per Collins and Taggart 2009., Park Species Data Source: Graham 2000, Bibkey #141329
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