Crotalus transversus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Viperidae |
Genus: | Crotalus |
Species: | C. transversus
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Binomial name | |
Crotalus transversus | |
Crotalus transversus, or the Cross-banded Mountain Rattlesnake, is a venomous pit viper species found in central Mexico, known from less than 20 specimens.[3] No subspecies are currently recognized.[4]
Adult females grow to a maximum recorded length of 46.5 cm (18.3 in). The length of the tail represents 10.5% of total body length in males and 7.1-7.9% in females.[3]
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 2,900 m (9,500 ft) 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)[2]
This species is classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.[5] The population trend was stable when assessed in 2007.[6]