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| Crotalus molossus oaxacus | |
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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: | Crotalus |
| Species: | C. molossus |
| Subspecies: | C. m. oaxacus |
| Trinomial name | |
| Crotalus molossus oaxacus Gloyd, 1948 | |
Crotalus molossus oaxacus, or the Oxacan black-tailed rattlesnake, is a subspecies of black-tailed rattlesnake which is native to its namesake, Oaxaca, Mexico. As with all rattlesnakes, it is venomous. While it is currently recognised as a subspecies, it has been suggested to be further researched and reviewed as a species by Muñoz-Mora et al. due to its being the basal and most divergent clade of the species, splitting around 7.5 million years ago in the Miocene.
Prey/Diet
Crotalus molossus oaxacus is known to eat a variety of rodents, such as the Northern Pygmy Mouse and the Mexican spiny pocket mouse.
Reproduction
Crotalus molossus oaxacus is known to be ovoviviparous.
References
- ^ Carbajal-Márquez, R.A., Sigala-Rodríguez, J.J., Reyes-Velasco, J., Jones, J.M., Montaño-Ruvalcaba, C., Fernandez-Badillo, L. and Borja-Jiménez, J.M., 2023. New dietary records for three species in the Crotalus molossus species complex (Serpentes: Viperidae). Phyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology, 22(1), pp.81-86.
- "Crotalus molossus". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
- Muñoz-Mora, V.H., Suárez-Atilano, M., Maltagliati, F., Ramírez-Corona, F., Carbajal-Saucedo, A., Percino-Daniel, R., Langeneck, J., D’Addario, M. and Sunny, A., 2022. A tale about vipers’ tails: phylogeography of black-tailed rattlesnakes. Herpetozoa, 35, pp.141-153.
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