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Crotalus ruber exsul  Garman, 1884
Taxonomic Serial No.: 1058734

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Subspecies  
  Synonym(s): Crotalus exsul Garman, 1884
  
  Common Name(s): Cedros Island Rattlesnake [English]
  
    Víbora-cascabel de Isla Cedros [Spanish]
  
    Red Diamond Rattlesnake [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassReptilia Laurenti, 1768 – répteis, reptiles, Reptiles  
                         OrderSquamata Oppel, 1811 – Amphisbaenians, Lizards, Snakes, amphisbènes, lézards, serpents  
                            SuborderSerpentes Linnaeus, 1758 – Snakes, cobra, serpente, serpents  
                               InfraorderAlethinophidia Nopcsa, 1923  
                                  FamilyViperidae Oppel, 1811 – Pit Vipers, Vipers  
                                     SubfamilyCrotalinae Oppel, 1811  
                                        GenusCrotalus Linnaeus, 1758 – Rattlesnakes  
                                           SpeciesCrotalus ruber Cope, 1892 – Red Diamond Rattlesnake, Víbora-cascabel colorada  
                                              SubspeciesCrotalus ruber exsul Garman, 1884 – Cedros Island Rattlesnake, Víbora-cascabel de Isla Cedros, Red Diamond Rattlesnake  
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Peter Uetz  
  Notes: Associate Professor, CSBC   
  Reference for: Crotalus ruber exsul    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: Reptile Database (2017), website (version 24-Dec-16)  
  Acquired: 2017   
  Notes: Uetz, P. & Jirí Hosek (eds.), The Reptile Database, (http://www.reptile-database.org)   
  Reference for: Crotalus ruber exsul, Cedros Island Rattlesnake [English]   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature  
  Publication Date: 2000   
  Article/Chapter Title: OPINION 1960: Crotalus ruber Cope, 1892 (Reptilia, Serpentes): specific name given precedence over that of Crotalus exsul Garman, 1884   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 57, no. 3   
  Page(s): 189-190   
  Publisher:    
  Publication Place:    
  ISBN/ISSN: 0007-5167   
  Notes: Available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12439265   
  Reference for: Crotalus ruber exsul   
       

 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Middle America  
    North America  
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin: Mexico, Native  
    Continental US, Native  
 

 

    

 Comments
       
  Comment: The well-known specific name Crotalus ruber Cope, 1892 has been given precedence over the less widely used Crotalus exsul Garman, 1884 (Smith et al., 1998; ICZN Opinion 1960, 2000:189)  
 

 

    

 
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