http://www.ck12.org Chapter 13. Understanding Biodiversity: Animals: Reptiles, Amphibians and Fish
13.1 Crotalus ruber: Red Diamond Rattlesnake
Common Name
- Red Diamond Rattlesnake
- Credos Island Rattlesnake
- San Lorenzo Island Rattlesnake
- San Lucan Rattlesnake
Description
Crotalus rubber, the red diamond rattlesnake, is three to five feet long with reddish-brown scales and vague white
diamonds crisscrossing the back. At the end of the tail is a rattle, used to warn and signal its existence to anything
that could stand out as a threat.
The complete taxonomic classification is:
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Reptilia
- Order: Squamata
- Family: Viperidae
- Genus:Crotalus
- Species:C. ruber