''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 species[ endemic to Isla Ángel de la Guarda 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 in the Gulf of California, Mexico.type locality
Type locality may refer to:
* Type locality (biology)
* Type locality (geology)
See also
* Local (disambiguation)
* Locality (disambiguation)
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given is "about southeast of Refugio Bay, at elevation, Isla Ángel de la Guarda, Gulf of California, Mexico (near 29°29½'N, 113°33'W)".[
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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