Crotalus viridis

Crotalus viridis
	Prairie rattlesnake, Crotalus v. viridis
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. viridis
Binomial name
	Crotalus viridis; (Rafinesque, 1818)
Synonyms
	List Crotalinus viridis ; Rafinesque, 1818 ; Crotalurus viridis ; — Rafinesque, 1820 ; Crotalus confluentus ; Say In James, 1823 ; Crotalus Lecontei ; Hallowell, 1852 ; Crotalus audisona. confluenta ; — Cope, 1867 ; Caudisona confluenta Var. confluenta ; — Cope, 1867 ; Caudisona confluenta Var. lecontei ; — Cope, 1867 ; Crotalus confluentus var. pulverulentus ; Cope, 1883 ; Crotalus confluentus var. confluentus ; — Cope, 1883 ; Crotalus confluentus confluentus ; — Cope, 1892 ; Crotalus confluentus lecontei ; — Cope, 1892 ; Crotalus viridis viridis ; — Klauber, 1936 ;

Crotalus viridis (Common names: prairie rattlesnake,^[3]^[4] Great Plains rattlesnake,^[5]) is a venomous pit viper species native to the western United States, southwestern Canada, and northern Mexico. Currently, two subspecies are recognized, including the prairie rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis viridis), the nominate subspecies, and the Hopi rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis nuntius).^[3]

^ Frost, D.R.; Hammerson, G.A.; Santos-Barrera, G. (2007). "Crotalus viridis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T64339A12771847. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64339A12771847.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
^ McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré TA. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
^ ^a ^b "Crotalus viridis ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 28 November 2006.
^ "Crotalus ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 28 November 2006.
^ Wright AH, Wright AA. 1957. Handbook of Snakes of the United States and Canada. Ithaca and London: Comstock Publishing Associates. (7th printing, 1985). 1,105 pp. (2 volumes). ISBN 0-8014-0463-0.

[iucn_status_19_November_2021-1] Frost, D.R.; Hammerson, G.A.; Santos-Barrera, G. (2007). "Crotalus viridis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T64339A12771847. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64339A12771847.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.

[McD99-2] McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré TA. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).

[ITIS-3] "Crotalus viridis ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 28 November 2006.

[ITIS-C-4] "Crotalus ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 28 November 2006.

[W&W57-5] Wright AH, Wright AA. 1957. Handbook of Snakes of the United States and Canada. Ithaca and London: Comstock Publishing Associates. (7th printing, 1985). 1,105 pp. (2 volumes). ISBN 0-8014-0463-0.

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Crotalus viridis

Prairie rattlesnake, Crotalus v. viridis
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. viridis
Binomial name
*Crotalus viridis* (Rafinesque, 1818)

Synonyms
List Crotalinus viridis Rafinesque, 1818 Crotalurus viridis — Rafinesque, 1820 Crotalus confluentus Say In James, 1823 Crotalus Lecontei Hallowell, 1852 Crotalus audisona. confluenta — Cope, 1867 Caudisona confluenta Var. confluenta — Cope, 1867 Caudisona confluenta Var. lecontei — Cope, 1867 Crotalus confluentus var. pulverulentus Cope, 1883 Crotalus confluentus var. confluentus — Cope, 1883 Crotalus confluentus confluentus — Cope, 1892 Crotalus confluentus lecontei — Cope, 1892 Crotalus viridis viridis — Klauber, 1936^[2]