Crotalus lorenzoensis explained

Crotalus lorenzoensis is a species of pit viper.

Description

These vipers are usually smaller than their counterparts on the mainland.^[1]

Geographic range

C. lorenzoensis is only known from the type locality, which is San Lorenzo Island, thus making it an endemic species.

Habitat

The snakes live mainly in rocky areas and arroyo bottoms, sometimes in dunes near the coast and in cavities formed by adjacent boulders.

Conservation status

This species is classified as "Least Concern" (LC) on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Further reading

• Heimes, Peter (2016). Snakes of Mexico: Herpetofauna Mexicana Vol I. Frankfurt, Germany: Chimaira. 572 pp. .
• Radcliffe, C.W., and T. Paul Maslin (1975). "A New Subspecies of the Red Rattlesnake, Crotalus ruber, from San Lorenzo Sur Island, Baja California Norte, Mexico". Copeia 1975 (3): 490-493. (Crotalus ruber lorenzoensis, new subspecies).

Notes and References

1. Campbell JA, Lamar WW (2004). The Venomous Reptiles of the Western Hemisphere. 2 volumes. Ithaca and London: Comstock Publishing Associates. 870 pp. 1,500 plates. .