Crotalus ruber
| Red diamond rattlesnake | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Viperidae |
| Genus: | Crotalus |
| Species: | C. ruber |
| Binomial name | |
| Crotalus ruber Cope, 1892 | |
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- Common names: red diamond rattlesnake, red rattlesnake, red diamond snake, more
Crotalus ruber is a venomous pit viper species found in southwestern California in the United States and Baja California in Mexico. Three subspecies are currently recognized, including the nominate subspecies described here.