Type specimens of Crotalus scutulatus (Chordata: Reptilia: Squamata: Viperidae) re-examined, with new evidence after more than a century of confusion
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Abstract
The original description of Crotalus scutulatus (Chordata: Reptilia: Squamata: Viperidae) was published in 1861 by Robert Kennicott, who did not identify a type specimen or a type locality. We review the history of specimens purported to be the type(s) and various designations of type locality. We provide evidence that ANSP 7069 (formerly one of two specimens of USNM 5027) is the holotype and that the appropriate type locality is Fort Buchanan, near present-day Sonoita, in Santa Cruz County, Arizona.
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Cardwell, M.D., Gotte, S.W., McDiarmid, R.W., Gilmore, N., Poindexter, J.A., 2013, Type specimens of Crotalus scutulatus (Chordata: Reptilia: Squamata: Viperidae) re-examined, with new evidence after more than a century of confusion: Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, v. 126, no. 1, p. 11-16, https://doi.org/10.2988/0006-324X-126.1.11.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Type specimens of Crotalus scutulatus (Chordata: Reptilia: Squamata: Viperidae) re-examined, with new evidence after more than a century of confusion |
| Series title | Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington |
| DOI | 10.2988/0006-324X-126.1.11 |
| Volume | 126 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Year Published | 2013 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Biological Society of Washington |
| Contributing office(s) | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
| Description | 6 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington |
| First page | 11 |
| Last page | 16 |