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Sistrurus
:''Common names: ground rattlesnakes, pygmy rattlesnakes, massasaugas''Albert Hazen WWright AH, Wright AA (1957). ''Handbook of Snakes of the United States and Canada''. Ithaca and London: Comstock Publishing Associates, a Division of Cornell University Press. (7th printing, 1985). 1,105 pp. (in two volumes). . (''Sistrurus'', pp. 1040-1061). ''Sistrurus'' is a genus of pit vipers in the subfamily Crotalinae of the Family (biology), family Viperidae. The genus is Endemism, endemic to Canada, the United States, and Mexico. Its Genus, generic name is a Latin language, Latinized form of the Greek language, Greek word for "tail rattler" (Σείστρουρος, ''seistrouros'') and shares its root with the ancient Egyptian musical instrument, the sistrum, a type of rattle. Three species are currently recognized. Description ''Sistrurus'' species differ from the larger rattlesnakes of the genus ''Crotalus'' in a number of ways. They are smaller in size, but also their scale (zoology), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sistrurus Miliarius
:''Common names: pygmy rattlesnake, eastern pygmy rattlesnake, ground rattlesnake, leaf rattler, death rattler, #Common names, more.''Albert Hazen WWright AH, Anna Allen WWright AA (1957). ''Handbook of Snakes of the United States and Canada''. Ithaca and London: Comstock Publishing Associates, a Division of Cornell University Press. (7th printing, 1985). 1,105 pp. (in two volumes). . (''Sistrurus miliarius'', pp. 1052-1061). ''Sistrurus miliarius'', commonly called the pygmy rattlesnake, is a species of venomous snake in the subfamily Crotalinae (pit vipers) of the Family (biology), family Viperidae. The species is Endemism, endemic to the Southeastern United States. Three subspecies are currently recognized. Description ''S. miliarius'' is a small species but bulky when it comes to width, with adults usually growing to in total length (including tail). The maximum reported total length is (Laurence Monroe Klauber, Klauber, 1972). Snellings and Joseph T. Collins, Collins (1997 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
