- Source: Crotalus transversus
Common names: Cross-banded mountain rattlesnake
Crotalus transversus, or the Cross-banded Mountain Rattlesnake, is a venomous pit viper species found in central Mexico, known from less than 20 specimens. No subspecies are currently recognized.
Description
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.
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 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)
Conservation status
This species is classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. The population trend was stable when assessed in 2007.
References
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.
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- Ular-derik besar
- Crotalus transversus
- Crotalus
- List of snakes by scientific name
- List of crotaline species and subspecies
- List of reptiles of Mexico
- Chichinautzin Biological Corridor
- El Tepozteco National Park
- List of least concern reptiles
- List of data deficient reptiles
