Sistrurus miliarius streckeri
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Viperidae |
| Genus: | Sistrurus |
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| Subspecies: | S. m. streckeri
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Sistrurus miliarius streckeri is a
.Etymology
The subspecific name, streckeri, is in honor of American naturalist John Kern Strecker.[4]
Description
Adult specimens of S. m. streckeri are 40–63 cm (16–25 in) in total length (including tail). In one study, the average length of 55 males and 49 females was 52 cm (20 in).[2]
Its color pattern is distinct and very irregular, the middorsal series of blotches being plainly wider than they are long. Along the sides there are only 1-2 series of spots, the upper ones being higher than they are wide. Any dark pigment on the belly is diffuse, the blotches there usually not being wider than one scale. This race also has the lowest number of ventral scales for the species (Gloyd, 1935).[2]
Common names
Common names for S. m. streckeri include ground rattlesnake, pygmy rattlesnake, southern pygmy rattlesnake, Strecker's pygmy rattlesnake, western ground rattlesnake, western pygmy rattlesnake.[2]
Geographic range
Sistrurus miliarius streckeri is found in the
References
- ^ ISBN 1-893777-01-4(volume).
- ^ ISBN 0-8014-0463-0. (Sistrurus miliarius streckeri, pp. 1057-1061, Figure 304 + Map 70 on p. 1042).
- ^ "Sistrurus miliarius streckeri ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2 March 2007.
- ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Sistrurus miliarius streckeri, p. 256).
External links
- Western Pigmy Rattlesnake at Snakes of Arkansas. Accessed 2 March 2007.
- Western Pygmy Rattlesnake at Houston Herpetological Supply. Accessed 2 March 2007.
Further reading
- ISBN 0-394-50824-6. (Sistrurus miliarius streckeri, p. 698 + Plate 625).
- ISBN 0-395-19977-8(paperback). (Sistrurus miliarius streckeri, p. 233 + Plate 35 + Map 177).
- Conant R, Bridges W (1939). What Snake Is That?: A Field Guide to the Snakes of the United States East of the Rocky Mountains. (with 108 drawings by Edmond Malnate). New York and London: D. Appleton-Century Company. Frontispiece map + viii + 163 pp. + Plates A-C, 1-32. (Sistrurus miliarius streckeri, p. 145 + Plate 29, figure 84).
- Gloyd HK (1935). "The Subspecies of Sistrurus miliarius ". Occ. Pap. Mus. Zool., Univ. Michigan (322): 1-7. (Sistrurus miliarius streckeri, new subspecies, pp. 4–6).
- Hubbs, Brian; O'Connor, Brendan (2012). A Guide to the Rattlesnakes and other Venomous Serpentes of the United States. Tempe, Arizona: Tricolor Books. 129 pp. ISBN 978-0-9754641-3-7. (Sistrurus miliarius streckeri, pp. 81–82).
- Schmidt KP, Davis DD (1941). Field Book of Snakes of the United States and Canada. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons. 365 pp. (Sistrurus miliarius streckeri, pp. 289–290 + Plate 31).
- ISBN 0-307-13666-3. (Sistrurus miliarius streckeri, p. 202).