Crotalus enyo cerralvensis

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Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Suborder:Serpentes
Crotalus enyo cerralvensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Genus: Crotalus
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C. e. cerralvensis
Trinomial name
Crotalus enyo cerralvensis
Cliff, 1954

Crotalus enyo cerralvensis, also known as the Cerralvo rattlesnake, is a subspecies of Baja California rattlesnake, a kind of Venomous pit viper, and is named after the island it is found on, Isla Cerralvo, Mexico.[1][2] The subspecies was described in 1954 by Frank S. Cliff.[3]

Adult Crotalus enyo cerralvensis range from 1.5 – 2.5 ft. Out of the species' subspecies, C. e. cerralvensis is known to have the highest head-to-body ratio as well as a specific number of scales which can be used to distinguish it from its sister subspecies.[2][4]

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