Summary ⁵

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

Range description ⁶

The species' range extends from western, central, and southern Arizona, central and southern New Mexico, and southwestern and central Texas in the United States, south through Mexico to the southern edge of the Mexican Plateau and Mesa del Sur (Oaxaca), including Isla Tiburon in the Gulf of California, at elevations from near sea level up to around 2,930 m asl (9,600 feet) (Grismer 2002, Stebbins 2003, Campbell and Lamar 2004).

Fuentes y créditos

1. (c) Landahlauts, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/15853267@N00/4075979521
2. Stolz, Gary M., sin restricciones conocidas de derechos (dominio publico), https://www.biolib.cz/IMG/GAL/21521.jpg
3. (c) Micheal Jewel, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC), http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3152/2837849611_46c73b7841_o.jpg
4. Christina Wozniak at the Houston Zoo, sin restricciones conocidas de derechos (dominio publico), https://phil.cdc.gov/PHIL_Images/8134/8134_lores.jpg
5. (c) Wikipedia, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crotalus_molossus
6. (c) International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/28077677

Más información

• NaturaLista página del taxón
• Animal Diversity Web
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HerpMapper
• Snake Database
• The Reptile Database
• VertNet

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