Crotalus transversus
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Crotalus transversus, or the cross-banded mountain rattlesnake, is a species of venomous pit viper found in central Mexico, known from less than 20 specimens.[1] No subspecies are currently recognized.[2]
Description
Adult females grow to a maximum recorded length of Script error: No such module "convert".. The length of the tail represents 10.5% of total body length in males and 7.1-7.9% in females.[1]
Geographic range
It is found in central Mexico in the Sierra Ajusco and the Sierra de Monte Alto of the Transverse Volcanic Cordillera in the states of México and Morelos at elevations exceeding Script error: No such module "convert". in temperate boreal forests. The type locality given is "about 55 km. SW México (city), near Tres Marías (Tres Cumbres), Morelos [Mexico], elevation about 10,000 ft." (3,000 m)[3]
Conservation status
This species is classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.[4] The population trend was stable when assessed in 2007.[5]
References
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- ↑ a b Campbell JA, Lamar WW. 2004. The Venomous Reptiles of the Western Hemisphere. Comstock Publishing Associates, Ithaca and London. 870 pp. 1500 plates. Template:ISBN.
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- ↑ Crotalus transversus at the IUCN Red List. Accessed 13 September 2007.
- ↑ 2001 Categories & Criteria (version 3.1) at the IUCN Red List. Accessed 13 September 2007.
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Further reading
- Taylor, E.H. 1944. Two New Species of Crotalid Snakes from Mexico. Bull. Chicago Acad. Sci. 30 (4): 47-56.
External links
- Crotalus transversus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 12 December 2007.