''Crotalus angelensis'', or the Ángel de la Guarda Island speckled rattlesnake,
[ Klauber LM. 1997. ''Rattlesnakes: Their Habitats, Life Histories, and Influence on Mankind''. Second Edition. 2 volumes. Reprint. University of California Press. Berkeley. .] is a
pitviper
The Crotalinae, commonly known as pit vipers,Mehrtens JM (1987). ''Living Snakes of the World in Color''. New York: Sterling Publishers. 480 pp. . crotaline snakes (from grc, κρόταλον ''krotalon'' castanet), or pit adders, are a subfa ...
species[ endemic to ]Isla Ángel de la Guarda
Isla Ángel de la Guarda, (Guardian Angel Island) also called Archangel Island, is a large island in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez) east of Bahía de los Ángeles in northwestern Mexico, separated from the Baja California Peninsula by the ...
in the Gulf of California, Mexico.Crotalus mitchellii
:''Common names: speckled rattlesnake,Campbell JA, Lamar WW (2004). ''The Venomous Reptiles of the Western Hemisphere''. Ithaca and London: Comstock Publishing Associates. 870 pp. 1500 plates. . Mitchell's rattlesnake,U.S. Navy (1991). ''Poisonou ...
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Description
Grows to a maximum size of .
Geographic range
Found only on Isla Ángel de la Guarda
Isla Ángel de la Guarda, (Guardian Angel Island) also called Archangel Island, is a large island in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez) east of Bahía de los Ángeles in northwestern Mexico, separated from the Baja California Peninsula by the ...
in the Gulf of California, Mexico.[
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Habitat
Gravelly beaches along the shore; rocky arroyos, washes, and on the hillsides of the island's interior, from sea-level up to 500 m.[
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Conservation status
This species is classified as " Least Concern" (LC) on the IUCN
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN; officially International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natu ...
Red List of Threatened Species. It occurs in a protected area and is very abundant within its small range.
References
Further reading
* Klauber, L.M. 1963. A new insular subspecies of the speckled rattlesnake. Trans. San Diego Soc. Nat. Hist. 13: 73-80.
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angelensis
Endemic reptiles of Mexico
Endemic fauna of the Baja California Peninsula
Fauna of Gulf of California islands
Least concern biota of North America
Taxa named by Laurence Monroe Klauber