Crotalus willardi meridionalis

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Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Crotalus willardi meridionalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Genus: Crotalus
Species:
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C. w. meridionalis
Trinomial name
Crotalus willardi meridionalis
Klauber, 1949

Crotalus willardi meridionalis, the southern ridge-nosed rattlesnake, is a subspecies of ridge-nosed rattlesnake native to Durango and Zacatecas, Mexico.[1][2] As with all rattlesnakes, it is venomous.[3]

Crotalus willardi meridionalis differs from its sister subspecies by lacking a stripe along its rostral and mental along with other headmarkings and by its specific scale count.[4] Its rattle is sheathed by sharp scales, as is characteristic of the species.[5]

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