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- Common names: Angel de la Guarda Island speckled rattlesnake.[2]
Crotalus mitchellii angelensis is a venomous pitviper subspecies[3] endemic to Angel de la Guarda Island in the Gulf of California, Mexico.
Description
Grows to a maximum size of 136.7 cm.[2]
Geographic range
Found only on Angel de la Guarda Island in the Gulf of California, Mexico.[2] The type locality given is "about 4 miles southeast of Refugio Bay, at 1500 feet elevation, Isla Angel de la Guarda, Gulf of California, México (near 29°29 1/2'N, 113°33'W)."[1]
Conservation status
This species is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (v3.1, 2001).[4] Species are listed as such due to their wide distribution, presumed large population, or because it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category. The population trend is stable. Year assessed: 2007.[5]
See also
- List of rattlesnake species and subspecies.
- Rattlesnakes by common name.
- Rattlesnakes by taxonomic synonyms.
- Snakebite.
Cited references
- ^ a b 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).
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ "Crotalus mitchellii angelensis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 13 September.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=and|year=/|date=mismatch (help) - ^ Crotalus mitchellii at the IUCN Red List. Accessed 13 September 2007.
- ^ 2001 Categories & Criteria (version 3.1) at the IUCN Red List. Accessed 13 September 2007.
Other references
External links
- Crotalus mitchelli at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 13 September 2007.