Crotalus intermedius omiltemanus

Short description: Subspecies of snake

Crotalus intermedius omiltemanus

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Reptilia
Order:  | Squamata
Suborder:  | Serpentes
Family:  | Viperidae
Genus:  | Crotalus
Species:  |

C. intermedius

Subspecies:  |

C. i. omiltemanus

Trinomial name
Crotalus intermedius omiltemanus

Günther, 1895

Synonyms

* Crotalus omiltemanus \- Günther, 1895
* Crotalus triseriatus omiltemanus \- Klauber, 1938
* Crotalus intermedius omiltemanus \- Klauber, 1952
* Crotalus omiltemanus omiltemanus \- Shelford, 1963[1]

Common names: Omilteman small-headed rattlesnake.[2]

Crotalus intermedius omiltemanus is a venomous pitviper subspecies found in Mexico in the state of Guerrero.[3]

## Contents

* 1 Description
* 2 Geographic range
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## Description

This subspecies can be distinguished from the typical form (C. i. intermedius) by its ventral scale count: 164 or more in males, and 170 or more in females.[2]

## Geographic range

Found in Mexico, in Guerrero, in several places west of Chilpancingo, in the Sierra Madre del Sur mountains, including the areas that surround Omilteme, San Vincente, and Filo de Caballo. The type locality given is "Mexico, Omilteme in Guerrero."[4]

## References

1. ↑ 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).
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Klauber LM. 1997. Rattlesnakes: Their Habitats, Life Histories, and Influence on Mankind. Second Edition. First published in 1956, 1972. University of California Press, Berkeley. ISBN 0-520-21056-5.
3. ↑ "Crotalus intermedius omiltemanus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=635178. Retrieved 9 July 2007.
4. ↑ Campbell JA, Lamar WW. 2004. The Venomous Reptiles of the Western Hemisphere. Comstock Publishing Associates, Ithaca and London. 870 pp. 1500 plates. ISBN 0-8014-4141-2.

## External links

* Crotalus intermedius at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 12 December 2007.

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