Scientific Name
Crotalus atrox
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Crotalus atrox Baird and Girard, 1853
Park
Lake Mead National Recreation Area (LAKE)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
western diamond-backed 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 atrox |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Jim Boone, Taxa Expert: Desert Wildlife Consultants, LLC, June 3, 2011.
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Jim Boone, Taxa Expert: Desert Wildlife Consultants, LLC, June 3, 2011.
Abundance
Occasional
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Jim Boone, Taxa Expert: Desert Wildlife Consultants, LLC, June 3, 2011.
Management Tags
-
Exploitation Concern
All herps may be exploited by collectors.
Seasonality Tags
-
Breeder
Data Source: Jim Boone, Taxa Expert: Desert Wildlife Consultants, LLC, June 3, 2011.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
0
Vouchers
1
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
GLIMP
Created Date
8/4/2000 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Jennifer Stingelin Keefer
Last Modified Date
6/15/2011 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: University of Las Vegas (UNLV) Voucher, Accepted Detail: Crother, B. I. (ed.). 2008. Scientific and Standard English Names of Amphibians and Reptiles of North America North of Mexico, pp. 1-84. SSAR Herpetological Circular 37. [http://www.ssarherps.org/pages/comm_names/Index.php]
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