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Crotalus aquilus KLAUBER, 1952

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Higher TaxaViperidae, Crotalinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Queretaran Dusky Rattlesnake
S: Cascabel Oscurode Querétaro 
SynonymCrotalus triseriatus aquilus KLAUBER 1952: 24
Crotalus triseriatus quadrangularis HARRIS & SIMMONS 1978
Crotalus triseriatus quadrangularis — KISSER 1980
Crotalus triseriatus aquilus — WELCH 1994: 49
Crotalus aquilus — LINER 1994
Crotalus aquilus — MCDIARMID, CAMPBELL & TOURÉ 1999: 277
Uropsophus aquilus — HOSER 2009
Crotalus aquilus — WALLACH et al. 2014: 188 
DistributionC Mexico (endemic to the highlands north of the Transverse Volcanic Cordillera: Veracruz, San Luis Potosí, Hidalgo, Querétaro, Guanajuato, Jalisco, Michoacán, Aguascalientes, Zacatecas)

Type locality: "near Alvarez, San Luis Potosi, Mexico."  
Reproductionovovivparous 
TypesHolotype: MCZ 27843; Paratypes SDNHM = SDSNH 3496-3501, 6575-6577 (topotypes) 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (2565 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentVenomous!

This species is sympatric with (in N Michoacán) and superficially similar to C. triseriatus.

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

Distribution: see map in Blair et al. 2018: 352 (Fig. 1) 
EtymologyThe generic name Crotalus is derived from the Greek word krotalon, meaning "rattle." The specific epithet is the Latin word aquilus, which means "dark colored or swarthy" (LEMOS-ESPINAL & DIXON 2013). 
References
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