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Basic information
Crotalus enyo
Baja California Rattlesnake
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderAmphisbaenians
FamilyViper
GenusRattlesnakes
- English name
- Baja California Rattlesnake
- Alternative names
- Baja California Rattlesnake), Baja-Klapperschlange, Cascabel de Baja California, Lower California Rattlesnake
- Synonyms
- Caudisona enyo, Crotalus enyo enyo
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Arid, Coastal, Savanna, Shrubland
- Microhabitat
- Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- Body length
- max 890 mm
- Body mass
- max 371.3 g
- Hatchling mass
- ~6.6 g
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 17.1 years
- Activity
- Cathemeral
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Foraging mode
- Ambush
- Body temperature
- min 23.6 °C
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Viviparous
- Clutch size
- 5–6 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 · ZPBL · COL26.10
- Original documentation
- eol traitbank · eol-2b1a6945e807cb8f26a5d28f00d1aab20ae38efbd77156a3c75f0e40e77d
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 12613 · dryad-v5