Crotalus lepidus klauberi, the Glossary
Crotalus lepidus klauberi is a venomous pitviper subspecies endemic to the southwestern United States and adjacent northern Mexico.[1]
Table of Contents
38 relations: Albert Hazen Wright, Americans, Arizona, Baja California, Camouflage, Canyon, Chihuahua (state), Coahuila, Durango, El Paso County, Texas, Endemism, Gravidity and parity, Herpetology, Howard K. Gloyd, Intergradation, Jalisco, John L. Behler, Jonathan A. Campbell, Laurence Monroe Klauber, Lizard, Mexico, New Mexico, Nocturnality, Nuevo León, Ovoviviparity, Pit viper, Rodent, San Luis Potosí, Scale (zoology), Scree, Sonora, Specific name (zoology), Subspecies, Tamaulipas, Texas, United States, Venomous snake, Zacatecas.
- Reptiles described in 1936
- Taxa named by Howard K. Gloyd
Albert Hazen Wright
Albert Hazen Wright (August 15, 1879 – July 5, 1970) was an American herpetologist and professor at Cornell University.
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Americans
Americans are the citizens and nationals of the United States.
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Arizona
Arizona (Hoozdo Hahoodzo; Alĭ ṣonak) is a landlocked state in the Southwestern region of the United States.
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Baja California
Baja California ('Lower California'), officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California (Free and Sovereign State of Baja California), is a state in Mexico.
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Camouflage
Camouflage is the use of any combination of materials, coloration, or illumination for concealment, either by making animals or objects hard to see, or by disguising them as something else.
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Canyon
A canyon (from; archaic British English spelling: cañon), gorge or chasm, is a deep cleft between escarpments or cliffs resulting from weathering and the erosive activity of a river over geologic time scales.
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Chihuahua (state)
Chihuahua, officially the Estado Libre y Soberano de Chihuahua (Free and Sovereign State of Chihuahua), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 federal entities of Mexico.
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Coahuila
Coahuila, formally Coahuila de Zaragoza (Lipan: Nacika), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Coahuila de Zaragoza (Estado Libre y Soberano de Coahuila de Zaragoza), is one of the 32 states of Mexico.
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Durango
Durango, officially named Estado Libre y Soberano de Durango (Free and Sovereign State of Durango; Tepehuán: Korian; Nahuatl: Tepēhuahcān), is one of the 31 states which make up the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico, situated in the northwest portion of the country.
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El Paso County, Texas
El Paso County is the westernmost county in the U.S. state of Texas.
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Endemism
Endemism is the state of a species only being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere.
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Gravidity and parity
In biology and medicine, gravidity and parity are the number of times a female has been pregnant (gravidity) and carried the pregnancies to a viable gestational age (parity).
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Herpetology
Herpetology (from Greek ἑρπετόν herpetón, meaning "reptile" or "creeping animal") is a branch of zoology concerned with the study of amphibians (including frogs, toads, salamanders, newts, and caecilians (gymnophiona)) and reptiles (including snakes, lizards, amphisbaenids, turtles, terrapins, tortoises, crocodilians, and tuataras).
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Howard K. Gloyd
Howard Kay Gloyd (February 12, 1902 – August 7, 1978) was an American herpetologist who is credited with describing several new species and subspecies of reptiles, such as the Florida cottonmouth, Agkistrodon piscivorus conanti.
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Intergradation
In zoology, super-hybridization is the way in which three distinct species are connected via areas where populations are found that have the characteristics of both.
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Jalisco
Jalisco, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Jalisco (Estado Libre y Soberano de Jalisco), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico.
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John L. Behler
John L. Behler (1946 – January 31, 2006) was an American naturalist, herpetologist, author, and activist known for his work in conserving endangered species of turtles, snakes, and other reptiles.
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Jonathan A. Campbell
Jonathan Atwood Campbell (born May 13, 1947) is an American herpetologist.
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Laurence Monroe Klauber
Laurence Monroe Klauber (December 21, 1883, in San Diego, California – May 8, 1968), was an American herpetologist and the foremost authority on rattlesnakes.
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Lizard
Lizard is the common name used for all squamate reptiles other than snakes (and to a lesser extent amphisbaenians), encompassing over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains.
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Mexico
Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America.
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New Mexico
New Mexico (Nuevo MéxicoIn Peninsular Spanish, a spelling variant, Méjico, is also used alongside México. According to the Diccionario panhispánico de dudas by Royal Spanish Academy and Association of Academies of the Spanish Language, the spelling version with J is correct; however, the spelling with X is recommended, as it is the one that is used in Mexican Spanish.; Yootó Hahoodzo) is a state in the Southwestern region of the United States.
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Nocturnality
Nocturnality is a behavior in some non-human animals characterized by being active during the night and sleeping during the day.
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Nuevo León
Nuevo León (English: New León), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Nuevo León (Spanish: Estado Libre y Soberano de Nuevo León) is a state in northeastern Mexico.
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Ovoviviparity
Ovoviviparity, ovovivipary, ovivipary, or aplacental viviparity is a term used as a "bridging" form of reproduction between egg-laying oviparous and live-bearing viviparous reproduction.
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Pit viper
The Crotalinae, commonly known as pit vipers,Mehrtens JM (1987).
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Rodent
Rodents (from Latin rodere, 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia, which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws.
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San Luis Potosí
San Luis Potosí, officially the Free and Sovereign State of San Luis Potosí (Estado Libre y Soberano de San Luis Potosí), is one of the 32 states which compose the Federal Entities of Mexico.
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Scale (zoology)
In zoology, a scale (lepís; squāma) is a small rigid plate that grows out of an animal's skin to provide protection.
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Scree
Scree is a collection of broken rock fragments at the base of a cliff or other steep rocky mass that has accumulated through periodic rockfall.
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Sonora
Sonora, officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sonora (Free and Sovereign State of Sonora), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the Federal Entities of Mexico.
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Specific name (zoology)
In zoological nomenclature, the specific name (also specific epithet, species epithet, or epitheton) is the second part (the second name) within the scientific name of a species (a binomen).
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Subspecies
In biological classification, subspecies (subspecies) is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics (morphology), but that can successfully interbreed.
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Tamaulipas
Tamaulipas, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Tamaulipas (Estado Libre y Soberano de Tamaulipas), is a state in Mexico; one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico.
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Texas
Texas (Texas or Tejas) is the most populous state in the South Central region of the United States.
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United States
The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.
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Venomous snake
Venomous snakes are species of the suborder Serpentes that are capable of producing venom, which they use for killing prey, for defense, and to assist with digestion of their prey.
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Zacatecas
Zacatecas, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Zacatecas (Estado Libre y Soberano de Zacatecas), is one of the 31 states of Mexico.
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See also
Reptiles described in 1936
- Acanthodactylus orientalis
- Anolis dunni
- Anolis loveridgei
- Anolis monticola
- Calamodontophis paucidens
- Coniophanes meridanus
- Crotalus lepidus klauberi
- Darevskia obscura
- Del Campo's leaf-toed gecko
- Draco boschmai
- Dunn's least gecko
- Erythrolamprus macrosomus
- Eunectes deschauenseei
- Heath's worm lizard
- Karusasaurus jordani
- Lepidophyma gaigeae
- Leptodeira bakeri
- Limnophis bangweolicus
- Lygodactylus keniensis
- Mesalina microlepis
- Micrurus alleni
- Micrurus clarki
- Micrurus mertensi
- Micrurus peruvianus
- Mount Elgon forest gecko
- Neglected worm lizard
- Nerodia floridana
- Northern Madagascar ground gecko
- Nucras damarana
- Oligodon kheriensis
- Papuascincus morokanus
- Phoenicolacerta troodica
- Prasinohaema flavipes
- Proctoporus rahmi
- Rhadinella posadasi
- Sceloporus binocularis
- Sceloporus caeruleus
- Sceloporus carinatus
- Sceloporus edwardtaylori
- Short-legged japalure
- Slevin's worm lizard
- Symphimus mayae
- Thrasops schmidti
- Timon kurdistanicus
- Trimorphodon paucimaculatus
- Tropidophis greenwayi
- Yamashina's ground gecko
Taxa named by Howard K. Gloyd
- Agkistrodon russeolus
- Crotalus lepidus klauberi
- Deinagkistrodon
- Sistrurus miliarius streckeri
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crotalus_lepidus_klauberi
Also known as Banded Rock Rattlesnake, Green rock rattlesnake.