Crotalus cerastes

Sidewinder ; (Crotalus cerastes)
	Death Valley National Park
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Viperidae
Genus:	Crotalus
Species:	C. cerastes
Binomial name
	Crotalus cerastes; Hallowell, 1854
Synonyms
	Crotalus cerastes Hallowell, 1854; C[audisona]. cerastes ; – Cope, 1867; Caudisona (Aechmophrys) cerastes – Coues in Wheeler, 1875; Aechmophrys cerastes – Coues In Wheeler, 1875; Crotalus cerastes ; – Boulenger, 1896; Crotalus cerastes [cerastes] ; – Klauber, 1944;

Crotalus cerastes, known as the sidewinder, horned rattlesnake or sidewinder rattlesnake,^[3] is a pit viper species belonging to the genus Crotalus (the rattlesnakes), and is found in the desert regions of the Southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. Like all other pit vipers, it is venomous. Three subspecies are currently recognized.^[4]

^ Frost, D.R.; Hammerson, G.A.; Gadsden, H. (2007). "Crotalus cerastes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T64315A12764960. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64315A12764960.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
^ McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
^ Wright AH, Wright AA. 1957. Handbook of Snakes. Comstock Publishing Associates. (7th printing, 1985). 1105 pp. ISBN 0-8014-0463-0.
^ "Crotalus cerastes". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 5 February 2007.

[iucn_status_12_November_2021-1] Frost, D.R.; Hammerson, G.A.; Gadsden, H. (2007). "Crotalus cerastes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T64315A12764960. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64315A12764960.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

[McD99-2] McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).

[W&W57-3] Wright AH, Wright AA. 1957. Handbook of Snakes. Comstock Publishing Associates. (7th printing, 1985). 1105 pp. ISBN 0-8014-0463-0.

[ITIS-4] "Crotalus cerastes". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 5 February 2007.

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Sidewinder (Crotalus cerastes)

Death Valley National Park
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Viperidae
Genus:	Crotalus
Species:	C. cerastes
Binomial name
*Crotalus cerastes* Hallowell, 1854

Synonyms
Crotalus cerastes Hallowell, 1854 C[audisona]. cerastes – Cope, 1867 Caudisona (Aechmophrys) cerastes – Coues in Wheeler, 1875 Aechmophrys cerastes – Coues In Wheeler, 1875 Crotalus cerastes – Boulenger, 1896 Crotalus cerastes [cerastes] – Klauber, 1944^[2]