Crotalus vegrandis
{{Short description|Species of snake}}
{{Speciesbox
| image = Crotale venezuela 19.JPG
| genus = Crotalus
| species = vegrandis
| authority = Klauber, 1941
| synonyms = * Crotalus vegrandis - Klauber, 1941
- Crotalus durissus vegrandis - Klauber, 1956
- Crotalus (Crotalus) vegrandis - Peters & Orejas-Miranda, 1970
- Crotalus vegrandis - McCranie, 1984
- Crotalus d[urissus]. vegrandis - Campbell & Lamar, 1989McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. {{ISBN|1-893777-00-6}} (series). {{ISBN|1-893777-01-4}} (volume).
}}Crotalus vegrandis, or the Uracoan Rattlesnake, is a venomous pit viper{{ITIS |id=727500 |taxon=Crotalus vegrandis |accessdate=28 August 2007}} that is endemic to Venezuela.
Description
Klauber (1997) gives two maximum lengths: 636 mm for the largest measured specimen, and 684 mm as the greatest value from a report believed to be reliable.Klauber LM. 1997. Rattlesnakes: Their Habitats, Life Histories, and Influence on Mankind. Second Edition. 2 volumes. Reprint, University of California Press, Berkeley. {{ISBN|0-520-21056-5}}.
Geographic range
The species only occurs in its type locality of the Maturín Savannah, near the Uracoa Municipality, within the state of Monagas.
References
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External links
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- {{NRDB species|genus=Crotalus|species=vegrandis|date=28 August|year=2007}}
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Category:Snakes of South America
Category:Endemic fauna of Venezuela