Crotalus molossus oaxacus

Crotalus molossus oaxacus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Genus: Crotalus
Species:
C. molossus
Subspecies:
C. m. oaxacus
Trinomial name
Crotalus molossus oaxacus
Gloyd, 1948

Crotalus molossus oaxacus, or the Oaxacan black-tailed rattlesnake, is a subspecies of black-tailed rattlesnake which is native to its namesake, Oaxaca, Mexico.[1] As with all rattlesnakes, it is venomous.[2] While it is currently recognised as a subspecies, it has been suggested to be further researched and reviewed as a species by Muñoz-Mora et al. due to its being the basal and most divergent clade of the species, splitting around 7.5 million years ago in the Miocene.[3]

Prey/diet

Crotalus molossus oaxacus is known to eat a variety of rodents, such as the Northern Pygmy Mouse and the Mexican spiny pocket mouse.[1]

Reproduction

Crotalus molossus oaxacus is known to be ovoviviparous.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Carbajal-Márquez, R.A.; Sigala-Rodríguez, J.J.; Reyes-Velasco, J.; Jones, J.M.; Montaño-Ruvalcaba, C.; Fernandez-Badillo, L.; Borja-Jiménez, J.M. (2023). "New dietary records for three species in the Crotalus molossus species complex (Serpentes: Viperidae)". Phyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology. 22 (1): 81–86. doi:10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v22i1p81-86.
  2. ^ a b "Crotalus molossus". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
  3. ^ Muñoz-Mora, V.H.; Suárez-Atilano, M.; Maltagliati, F.; Ramírez-Corona, F.; Carbajal-Saucedo, A.; Percino-Daniel, R.; Langeneck, J.; D’Addario, M.; Sunny, A. (2022). "A tale about vipers' tails: phylogeography of black-tailed rattlesnakes". Herpetozoa. 35: 141–153. doi:10.3897/herpetozoa.35.e84297.


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