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Scientific Name
Crotalus viridis viridis
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Crotalus viridis viridis (Rafinesque, 1818)
Park
Yellowstone National Park (YELL)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
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 viridis |
| Subspecies | Crotalus viridis viridis |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Patla and Peterson (2004) documeted a few specimens at lower elevations of northwestern YNP. See also Koch and Peterson (1995).; Data Source: Chuck Peterson, Herpetologist - Idaho State University, Doug Keinath-Lead Zoologist-Wyoming Natural Diversity Database
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Chuck Peterson, Herpetologist - Idaho State University
Abundance
Common
Abundance Notes
restricted to lower elevation in Northwest YELL; Data Source: Chuck Peterson, Herpetologist - Idaho State University
Seasonality Tags
-
Breeder
Data Source: Chuck Peterson, Herpetologist - Idaho State University
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
2
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
BCI
Created Date
3/22/2002 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
kcrockatt@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
7/29/2016 9:58:48 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: This is a subspecies of the western rattlesnake., Park Species Data Source: Charles R. Peterson 10/2003, Doug Keinath-Lead Zoologist-Wyoming Natural Diversity Database
