Notes on scutellation, length, and distribution of rattlesnakes (Serpentes: Viperidae: Crotalus) in the state of Hidalgo, Mexico

We studied the eight species of Crotalus inhabiting the Mexican state of Hidalgo and foundadditional variation involving number of scales, body length, and distribution previously unreported inthe literature. Supplementary morphological variation is reported for C. aquilus and C. atrox, and newdistr...

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Authors: Irene Goyenechea, Ángel Alberto Valencia Hernández, Jesús Martín Castillo Cerón
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2007
Country:México
Institution:Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo
Repository:Redalyc-UAEH
OAI Identifier:oai:redalyc.org:57523303
Online Access:https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=57523303
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Biología
Crotalus
Crotalus atrox
range extension
Crotalus aquilus
Crotalus molossus
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Summary:We studied the eight species of Crotalus inhabiting the Mexican state of Hidalgo and foundadditional variation involving number of scales, body length, and distribution previously unreported inthe literature. Supplementary morphological variation is reported for C. aquilus and C. atrox, and newdistributional records are reported for C. aquilus, C. atrox, C. intermedius, C. scutulatus, and C.totonacus.