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Scientific Name
Crotalus viridis
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Crotalus viridis (Rafinesque, 1818)
Park
Scotts Bluff National Monument (SCBL)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
prairie rattlesnake
Park Synonyms
Crotalus viridis viridis
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassTetrapoda
ClassReptilia
OrderSquamata
SuborderSerpentes
InfraorderAlethinophidia
FamilyViperidae
SubfamilyCrotalinae
GenusCrotalus
SpeciesCrotalus viridis
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Smith et al. 2004
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Unknown
Abundance Notes
Varied by habitat. Cox and Franklin (1989) listed as one of the two most abundant snakes at SCBL.; Data Source: Cox and Franklin (1989)
Seasonality Tags
  • Breeder
    The NGPN had determined that reptiles living within park boundaries are breeding, therefore all Present in park species have a residency of Breeder
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
5
Vouchers
1
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
amk - I & M Office
Created Date
1/11/2000 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Marcia Wilson
Last Modified Date
8/11/2005 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: updated by tflesjer-thro, 11/13/00, Park Species Data Source: Appendix 2 Search by county for all vertebrates from all national park land in Nebraska.
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