Crotalus totonacus Gloyd & Kauffeld, 1940 is a animal in the Viperidae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Crotalus totonacus Gloyd & Kauffeld, 1940

Crotalus totonacus Gloyd & Kauffeld, 1940

Crotalus totonacus is a venomous pitviper found in northeastern Mexico, with adults often exceeding 150 cm in length.

Family
Genus
Crotalus
Order
Class
Squamata

About Crotalus totonacus Gloyd & Kauffeld, 1940

Description: Adult Crotalus totonacus often reach lengths greater than 150 cm (4 ft 11 in). The largest confirmed specimen ever recorded measured 166.5 cm (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) in total length. Geographic range: This species occurs in northeastern Mexico. Its range spans from central Nuevo León through southern Tamaulipas, northern Veracruz, eastern San Luis Potosí, and northern Querétaro. Its official type locality is "Panaco Island, about 75 miles [120 km] south of Tampico, Veracruz, Mexico, 12 miles [19 km] inland from Cabo Rojo".

Photo: (c) Iván Trinidad Ahumada Carrillo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Iván Trinidad Ahumada Carrillo · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Squamata Viperidae Crotalus

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