Sistrurus miliarius streckeri
| Sistrurus miliarius streckeri | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Viperidae |
| Subfamily: | Crotalinae |
| Genus: | Sistrurus |
| Species: | S. miliarius |
| Subspecies: | S. m. streckeri |
| Trinomial name | |
| Sistrurus miliarius streckeri Gloyd, 1935[1] | |
Sistrurus miliarius streckeri is a venomous pitviper subspecies[3] found in the south-central United States.
Description
Adult specimens are 40-63 cm in length. In one study, the average length of 55 males and 49 females was 52 cm.[2]
Its color pattern is distinct and very irregular, the middorsal series of blotches being plainly wider than they are long. Along the sides there are only 1-2 series of spots, the upper ones being higher than they are wide. Any dark pigment on the belly is diffuse, the blotches there usually not being wider than one scale. This race also has the lowest number of ventral scales for the species (Gloyd, 1935).[2]
Common names
Ground rattlesnake, pigmy rattlesnake, southern pigmy rattlesnake, Strecker's pigmy rattlesnake, western ground rattlesnake, western pigmy rattlesnake.[2]
Geographic range
Found in the United States in Mississippi (except for southeast of the Pearl River Valley), west through Louisiana into eastern Texas, and north into southeastern and central Oklahoma, Arkansas, southern Missouri and southwestern Tennessee. The type locality listed is "... near Imboden, Lawrence County, Arkansas" (USA).[1]
See also
- List of crotaline species and subspecies
- Crotalinae by common name
- Crotalinae by taxonomic synonyms
- Snakebite
References
- 1 2 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).
- 1 2 3 4 Wright AH, Wright AA. 1957. Handbook of Snakes. Comstock Publishing Associates. (7th printing, 1985). 1105 pp. ISBN 0-8014-0463-0.
- ↑ "Sistrurus miliarius streckeri". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2 March 2007.
External links
- Western Pigmy Rattlesnake at Snakes of Arkansas. Accessed 2 March 2007.
- Western Pygmy Rattlesnake at Houston Herpetological Supply. Accessed 2 March 2007.