Crotalus durissus

South American rattlesnake
South American rattlesnake (Crotalus durissus terrificus)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Genus: Crotalus
Species:
C. durissus
Binomial name
Crotalus durissus
Synonyms
  • Crotalus Dryinas Linnaeus, 1758
  • [Crotalus] Durissus – Linnaeus, 1758
  • Caudisona orientalis – Laurenti, 1768
  • Caudisona Gronovii – Laurenti, 1768
  • Crotalus orientalis – Gmelin, 1788
  • Crotalus strepitans var. dryinas – Daudin, 1803
  • [Urocrotalon] durissus – Fitzinger, 1843
  • Uropsophus durissus – Gray, 1849
  • Crotalus durissus – Boulenger, 1896
  • Crotalus pulvis – Ditmars, 1905
  • [Crotalus] terrificus durissus – Amaral, 1929
  • Crotalus terrificus durissus – Amaral, 1929
  • [Crotalus] Gronovii – Klauber, 1936
  • Crotalus durissus dryinus – Hoge, 1966
  • Crotalus (Crotalus) durissus dryinus – J. Peters & Orejas-Miranda, 1970

Crotalus durissus, known as the South American rattlesnake, tropical rattlesnake, and by other names, is a highly venomous pit viper species found in South America. It is the most widely distributed member of its genus. Currently, seven subspecies are recognized.

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