Back صنجية Arabic صنجيه ARZ Грымучнікі сапраўдныя Byelorussian Бразгучка BE-X-OLD Кротали Bulgarian Cròtal Catalan Crotalus CEB Chřestýš Czech Klapperslanger Danish Klapperschlangen German
| Crotalus | |
|---|---|
| |
| Crotalus horridus, the timber rattlesnake | |
| Rattlesnake rattling | |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Viperidae |
| Subfamily: | Crotalinae |
| Genus: | Crotalus Linnaeus, 1758 |
| Synonyms | |
|
List
| |
Crotalus is a genus of pit vipers, commonly known as rattlesnakes or rattlers,[2] in the family Viperidae. The genus is found only in the Americas from southern Canada to northern Argentina.[1] The generic name Crotalus is derived from the Greek word κρόταλον krótalοn, which means "rattle" or "castanet", and refers to the rattle on the end of the tail, which makes this group (genera Crotalus and Sistrurus) so distinctive.[3] As of July 2023, 44[4] to 53[5] species are recognized as valid.
- ^ a b McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré TA (1999). Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
- ^ Wright AH, Wright AA (1957). Handbook of Snakes of the United States and Canada. Ithaca and London: Comstock Publishing Associates (7th printing, 1985). 1,105 pp. (in 2 volumes). ISBN 0-8014-0463-0.
- ^ Campbell JA, Lamar WW (2004). The Venomous Reptiles of the Western Hemisphere. Ithaca and London: Comstock Publishing Associates. 870 pp. 1,500 plates. ISBN 0-8014-4141-2.
- ^ "Crotalus ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- ^ Genus Crotalus at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.