Crotalus adamanteus Palisot de Beauvois 1799 (eastern diamondback rattlesnake)

Reptilia - Squamata - Crotalidae

Belongs to Crotalus according to W. Auffenberg 1963

See also Cope 1875, Hay 1930 and Rage 1984

Sister taxa: Crotalus atrox, Crotalus giganteus, Crotalus horridus, Crotalus lepidus, Crotalus viridis

Subtaxa: Crotalus adamanteus adamanteus Crotalus adamanteus pleistofloridensis

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Ecology:

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (16: Florida, Virginia collections)

Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence

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