Eastern diamondback rattlesnake
| Eastern diamondback rattlesnake | |
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Vulnerable (NatureServe)[2] | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Viperidae |
| Genus: | Crotalus |
| Species: | C. adamanteus
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| Binomial name | |
| Crotalus adamanteus Palisot de Beauvois, 1799
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The eastern diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus)[4][5] is a species of pit viper in the family Viperidae. The species is endemic to the Southeastern United States. It is the largest rattlesnake species and one of the heaviest venomous snakes in the Americas. No subspecies are recognized.[6]
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- ^ "Crotalus adamanteus". NatureServe Explorer. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
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- ^ "Crotalus adamanteus ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 28 November 2006.