Biology:Crotalus vegrandis
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Short description: Species of snake
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Viperidae |
| Genus: | Crotalus |
| Species: | C. vegrandis
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| Crotalus vegrandis Klauber, 1941
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Crotalus vegrandis, or the Uracoan Rattlesnake, is a venomous pit viper[2] endemic to Venezuela.
Description
Klauber (1997) gives two maximum lengths: 636 mm for the largest measured specimen, and 684 mm as the greatest value from a report believed to be reliable.[3]
Geographic range
The species only occurs in its type locality of the Maturín Savannah, near the Uracoa Municipality within the state of Monagas.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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).
- ↑ "Crotalus vegrandis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=727500. Retrieved 28 August 2007.
- ↑ Klauber LM. 1997. Rattlesnakes: Their Habitats, Life Histories, and Influence on Mankind. Second Edition. 2 volumes. Reprint, University of California Press, Berkeley. ISBN:0-520-21056-5.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Crotalus vegrandis. |
- Crotalus vegrandis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 28 August 2007.
Wikidata ☰ Q3730291 entry
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