Crotalus muertensis
| Crotalus mitchellii muertensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Viperidae |
| Genus: | Crotalus |
| Species: | C. mitchellii |
| Subspecies: | C. m. muertensis |
| Trinomial name | |
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Crotalus mitchellii muertensis Klauber, 1949 |
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Crotalus mitchellii muertensis is a venomous pitviper subspeciesendemic to El Muerto Island, Mexico. It is sometimes treated as a full species, Crotalus muertensis.
A dwarfed form, adults grow to a maximum length of 63.7 centimetres (25.1 in).
Known only from the type locality, which is "El Muerto Island, Gulf of California, Mexico."
It is common in all habitats within the El Muerto Island: rocks and rubble of talus slopes, scrub, hill ridges, and the intertidal zone.
This species is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.Species are listed as such due to their wide distribution, presumed large population, or because it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category.
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