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Crotalus adamanteus PALISOT DE BEAUVOIS, 1799

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Higher TaxaViperidae, Crotalinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake
G: Diamant-Klapperschlange 
SynonymCrotalus adamanteus PALISOT DE BEAUVOIS 1799: 368
Crotalus adamanteus — BAIRD & GIRARD 1853: 3
Crotalus adamanteus STEJNEGER 1895
Crotalus durissus BOULENGER 1896
Crotalus adamanteus adamanteus — COPE 1900: 1161
Crotalus adamanteus — CONANT & COLLINS 1991: 234
Crotalus adamanteus — MCDIARMID, CAMPBELL & TOURÉ 1999: 276
Crotalus adamanteus — ERNST & ERNST 2003: 487
Hoserea (Edwardsus) adamanteus — HOSER 2009
Crotalus adamanteus — CROTHER et al. 2012
Crotalus adamanteus — WALLACH et al. 2014: 188 
DistributionUSA (SE North Carolina, E/S South Carolina, S Mississippi, S Alabama, S Georgia, Florida, SE Louisiana)

Type locality: Not specifically stated in original description. Schmidt, 1953: 230, proposed restricting the type-locality
to "Charleston, South Carolina."  
Reproductionovovivparous 
TypesType: nondesignated (McDIARMID et al. 1999) 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (3985 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentVenomous!

Nomenclature: Hoser’s 2009 classification and nomenclature has been rejected as unnecessary and unavailable by WÜSTER & BERNILS 2011.

Hybridization: C. adamanteus hybridizes with C. horridus (Harrison et al. 2022). 
EtymologyNamed after the diamond-shaped pattern, after Latin adamanteus = hard as steel, not to be broken, or Greek adamas, adamantos = steel. 
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