rock rattlesnake

Crotalus lepidus

Summary 7

Crotalus lepidus is a venomous pit viper species found in the southwestern United States and northern central Mexico. Four subspecies are currently recognized, including the nominate subspecies described here.

Notes 8

Syntypes: ANSP (?) two heads, now lost (McDiarmid et al., 1999).

Type-locality: "Presidio del Norte and Eagle Pass" (Texas, USA). Emended to "Presidio (del Norte), Presidio County, Texas" by H. M. Smith and Taylor, 1950, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull. 33:313-380[362] (McDiarmid et al., 1999).

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