Crotalus intermedius omiltemanus explained

Common names: Omilteman small-headed rattlesnake.[1] Crotalus intermedius omiltemanus is a venomous pitviper subspecies found in Mexico in the state of Guerrero.

Description

This subspecies can be distinguished from the typical form (C. i. intermedius) by its ventral scale count: 164 or more in males, and 170 or more in females.[1]

Geographic range

Found in Mexico, in Guerrero, in several places west of Chilpancingo, in the Sierra Madre del Sur mountains, including the areas that surround Omilteme, San Vincente, and Filo de Caballo. The type locality given is "Mexico, Omilteme in Guerrero."[2]

Notes and References

  1. Klauber LM. 1997. Rattlesnakes: Their Habitats, Life Histories, and Influence on Mankind. Second Edition. First published in 1956, 1972. University of California Press, Berkeley. .
  2. Campbell JA, Lamar WW. 2004. The Venomous Reptiles of the Western Hemisphere. Comstock Publishing Associates, Ithaca and London. 870 pp. 1500 plates. .

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