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    Species Accepted

    Crotalus durissus Linnaeus, 1758

    Cascabel Rattlesnake; Central American Rattlesnake
    EukaryotaAnimalia...Crotalus
    IUCNLeast Concern

    Classification and descendants

    Source: Catalogue of Life

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      Synonyms and combinations

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      Recorded as introduced in 1 country or island

      1 result
      Introduced inAccording toInvasiveOccurrences in GBIF
      South AfricaNo
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      Vernacular names

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      22 results
      Aruba Island Rattlesnake;
      Boicinim Portuguese
      Boicininga Portuguese
      Boiquira Portuguese
      Boiçununga Portuguese
      Cascabel Portuguese
      Cascabel Rattlesnake; Central American Rattlesnake English
      Cascabel-Tropische - Schauer-Klapperschlange German
      Cascavel Portuguese
      Cascavel-de-Quatro-Ventas Portuguese

      Treatments

      Source: Catalogue of Life
      4 results
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      Bibliography

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      241 results
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      Kardong, K.V., P. Dullemeijer & J.A.M. Fransen. (1986). Feeding mechanism in the Rattlesnake Crotalus durissus. Amphibia-Reptilia 7(3): 271-302.
      Neumann, C. (2008). Wenn Arten entstehen - die Evolution der Schauerklapperschlange (Crotalus durissus) im nördlichen Südamerika. Terraria (12) 3 (4): 39-47.
      Freitas, Marco A. de; Marcos J.M. Dubeux, Márcio F. Chaves, Bruno F. Fiorillo, Gentil A.P. Filho, Washington L.S. Vieira, and Geraldo J.B. de Moura. (2023). Herpetofauna in three highland Atlantic Forest remnants in northeastern Brazil. Herpetology Notes 16: 377-390.
      Esqueda, Luis Felipe, Enrique La Marca, & Marco Natera and Pietro Battiston. (2001). Noteworthy reptilian state records and a lizard species new to the herpetofauna of Venezuela. Herpetological Review 32 (3):198-200.
      Cacciali, Pier; Norman J. Scott, Aida Luz Aquino Ortíz, Lee A. Fitzgerald, and Paul Smith. (2016). The Reptiles of Paraguay: Literature, Distribution, and an Annotated Taxonomic Checklist. Special Publication of the Museum of Southwestern Biology, Number 11: 1–373.
      Scott Jr., N.J. & Limerick, S. (1983). Reptiles and Amhibians. In: Janzen, D.H. (ed.) Costa Rican Natural History. Univeristy of Chicago Press, Pp. 351-.
      Quelch, J. J. (1899). The poisonous snakes of British Guiana. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (7) 3: 402-409.
      Harris, H. Jr., R. S. Simmons. (1978). A new subspecies of Crotalus durissus (Serpentes: Crotalidae) from the rupununisavana of Southwestern Guyana. Mem. Inst. Butantan 40/41: 305-311 [1976].
      RODRIGUES NEHEMY, IBRAHIM KAMEL; THAYLLON ORZECHOWSKY GOMES, FERNANDA PAIVA, WESLEY KAUAN KUBO, JOÃO EMÍLIO DE ALMEIDA JÚNIOR, NATHAN FERNANDES NEVES & VINICIUS DE AVELAR SÃO PEDRO. (2022). Herpeto-commerce: A look at the illegal online trade of amphibians and reptiles in Brazil. Cuadernos de Herpetología 36(2): 185–196.

      Citation

      Crotalus durissus Linnaeus, 1758 in undefined