| Crotalus oreganus |
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| In a defensive posture |
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| Scientific classification |
| Domain: |
Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: |
Animalia |
| Phylum: |
Chordata |
| Class: |
Reptilia |
| Order: |
Squamata |
| Suborder: |
Serpentes |
| Family: |
Viperidae |
| Genus: |
Crotalus |
| Species: |
C. oreganus |
| Binomial name |
Crotalus oreganus
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| Synonyms |
- Crotalus oreganus Holbrook, 1840
- Crotalus oregonus [sic]
– Holbrook, 1842
- Crotalus lucifer
Baird & Girard, 1852
- C[rotalus]. adamanteus var. lucifer – Jan, 1863
- C[audisona]. lucifer – Cope, 1867
- Crotalus hallowelli Cooper In Cronise, 1868
- Crotalus confluentus var. lucifer
– Cope, 1883
- [Crotalus oreganus] Var. lucifer
– Garman, 1884
- Crotalus confluentus lucifer
– Cope, 1892
- Crotalus oreganus
– Van Denburgh, 1898
- Crotalus oreganus niger
Kallert, 1927 (Nomen nudum)
- Crotalus confluentus oreganus
– Amaral, 1929
- Crotalus viridis oreganus
– Klauber, 1936
- Crotalus oreganus oreganus
– Ashton & de Queiroz, 2001
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Crotalus oreganus, commonly known as the Western rattlesnake or northern Pacific rattlesnake, is a venomous pit viper species found in western North America from the Baja California Peninsula to the southern interior of British Columbia.