Crotalus lorenzoensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Viperidae |
Genus: | Crotalus |
Species: | C. lorenzoensis
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Binomial name | |
Crotalus lorenzoensis Radcliffe & Maslin, 1975
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Synonyms | |
These vipers are usually smaller than their counterparts on the mainland.[5]
C. lorenzoensis is only known from the type locality, which is San Lorenzo Island, thus making it an endemic species.[2]
The snakes live mainly in rocky areas and arroyo bottoms, sometimes in dunes near the coast and in cavities formed by adjacent boulders.[1]
This species is classified as "Least Concern" (LC) on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.