Crotalus molossus oaxacus
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| Crotalus molossus oaxacus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Viperidae |
| Genus: | Crotalus |
| Species: | |
| 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]
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