Crotalus viridis Rafinesque 1818 (prairie rattlesnake)

Reptilia - Squamata - Crotalidae

Synonym: Crotalus potterensis Brattstrom 1953

Belongs to Crotalus according to Rafinesque 1818

See also Brattstrom 1953 and Rage 1984

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

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (8: California, Colorado, Kansas, Nevada collections)

• Blancan of United States (3: Kansas)

• Hemphillian of United States (1: Oklahoma)

Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence

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