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Basic information
Crotalus durissus
Cascabel Rattlesnake
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderAmphisbaenians
FamilyViper
GenusRattlesnakes
- English name
- Cascabel Rattlesnake
- Alternative names
- Aruba Island Rattlesnake;, Boicinim, Boicininga, Boiçununga, Boiquira, Cascabel, Cascabel Rattlesnake; Central American Rattlesnake, Cascabel-Tropische - Schauer-Klapperschlange, Cascavé, Cascavel, Cascavel-de-Quatro-Ventas, Cascavelha, Central American Rattlesnake, Cobra-de-Guizo, Cobra-de-Chocalho, Cobra-do-Chocalho, Maracá, Maracaboia, Maracamboia, Neotropical Rattlesnake, Rupununi Savanna Rattlesnake [trigonicus], South American Rattlesnake, Surinamse ratelslang, Surucucu-Cascavel, Yucatan Rattlesnake, Zuid-Amerikaanse Ratelslang
- Synonyms
- Caudisona terrifica, Crotalus cascavella, Crotalus cumanensis, Crotalus durissus cascavella, Crotalus durissus collilineatus, Crotalus durissus marajoensis, Crotalus durissus maricelae, Crotalus durissus pifanorum, Crotalus durissus ruruima, Crotalus durissus trigonicus, Crotalus pifanorum, Crotalus pulvis, Crotalus terrificus crotaminicus, Crotalus terrificus var. collilineatus, Crotalus terrificus var. collirhombeatus
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Arid, Forest, Grassland, Mountain, Savanna, Shrubland
- Microhabitat
- Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- Body length
- max 1,800 mm
- SVL
- max 1,345 mm
- Body mass
- max 2,883 g
- Hatchling mass
- ~10.5 g
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 19.8 years
- Activity
- Cathemeral, Nocturnal
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Foraging mode
- Ambush
- Body temperature
- 17.5–34.5 °C
Reproduction and development
- Age at maturity
- 3–3 years
- Reproductive mode
- Viviparous
- Clutch size
- 2–40 individuals
- Sex determination
- Genetic sex determination
Health and safety
- Venomous
- Yes
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, eol traitbank, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · ZPBH · COL26.10
- Original documentation
- eol traitbank · eol-2b1a6945e807cb8f26a5d28f00d1aab20ae38efbd77156a3c75f0e40e77d
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 12612 · dryad-v5