Crotalus angelensis

(Crotalus angelensis)

Description

Crotalus angelensis, or the Angel de la Guarda Island speckled rattlesnake, is a venomous pitviper species endemic to Isla Ángel de la Guarda in the Gulf of California, Mexico. It is sometimes treated as a subspecies of Crotalus mitchellii.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:

Class: Reptilia

Order:Squamata

Family:Viperidae

Genus:Crotalus

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