| Rattlesnake | |
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| Western diamondback rattlesnake Crotalus atrox | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom Information | |
| Domain | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Branch | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum Information | |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Sub-phylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Class Information | |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Reptilia |
| Sub-class | Diapsida |
| Infra-class | Lepidosauromorpha |
| Order Information | |
| Superorder | Lepidosauria |
| Order | Squamata |
| Sub-order | Serpentes |
| Family Information | |
| Superfamily | Colubroidea |
| Family | Viperidae |
| Sub-family | Crotalinae |
| Genus Information | |
| Genera | Crotalus Sistrurus |
| Population statistics | |
Rattlesnake is the name given to 32 species of venomous snake native to the Americas, of which its primary characteristic is a set of disjointed noise-making scales on the end of their tails.[1]
Species
Genus Crotalus
Characterized by larger size vs. Sistrurus; presence of large number of smaller scales upon the head.
- Autlan rattlesnake, Crotalus lannomi
- Baja rattlesnake, Crotalus enyo
- Black-tailed rattlesnake, Crotalus molossus
- Catalina Island rattlesnake, Crotalus catalinensis
- Cross-banded mountain rattlesnake, Crotalus transversus
- Dusky rattlesnake, Crotalus triseriatus
- Eastern diamondback rattlesnake, Crotalus adamanteus
- Long-tail rattlesnake, Crotalus stejnegeri
- Mexican lancehead rattlesnake, Crotalus polystictus
- Mexican small-headed rattlesnake, Crotalus intermedius
- Mexican west coast rattlesnake, Crotalus basiliscus
- Middle American rattlesnake, Crotalus simus
- Mojave rattlesnake, Crotalus scutulatus
- Queretaran dusky rattlesnake, Crotalus aquilus
- Prairie rattlesnake, Crotalus viridis
- Red diamond rattlesnake, Crotalus ruber
- Ridge-nosed rattlesnake, Crotalus willardi
- Rock rattlesnake, Crotalus lepidus
- Speckled rattlesnake, Crotalus mitchellii
- Sidewinder, Crotalus cerastes
- South American rattlesnake, Crotalus durissus
- Tancitaran dusky rattlesnake, Crotalus pusillus
- Tiger rattlesnake, Crotalus tigris
- Timber rattlesnake, Crotalus horridus
- Tortuga Island diamond rattlesnake, Crotalus tortugensis
- Totonacan rattlesnake, Crotalus totonacus
- Twin-spotted rattlesnake, Crotalus pricei
- Western diamondback rattlesnake, Crotalus atrox
- Western rattlesnake, Crotalus oreganus
Genus Sistrurus
Characterized by generally-smaller size vs. Crotalus; presence of nine head-plate scales and a smaller rattle relative to the size of the snake, which produces a higher-pitched "buzzing" sound.
- Massasauga, Sistrurus catenatus
- Mexican pigmy rattlesnake, Sistrurus ravus
- Pigmy rattlesnake, Sistrurus miliarius