Crotalus vegrandis, or the Uracoan Rattlesnake, is a venomous pit viper[2] that is endemic to Venezuela.
Description
Klauber (1997) gives two maximum lengths: 636 mm for the largest measured specimen, and 684 mm as the greatest value from a report believed to be reliable.[3]
Geographic range
The species only occurs in its type locality of the Maturín Savannah, near the Uracoa Municipality, within the state of Monagas.[1]
References
- ^ a b 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).
- ^ "Crotalus vegrandis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 28 August 2007.
- ^ Klauber LM. 1997. Rattlesnakes: Their Habitats, Life Histories, and Influence on Mankind. Second Edition. 2 volumes. Reprint, University of California Press, Berkeley. ISBN 0-520-21056-5.
External links
- Crotalus vegrandis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 28 August 2007.
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