Crotalus intermedius gloydi

Crotalus intermedius gloydi is a subspecies of venomous pitviper in the family Viperidae. The subspecies is endemic to Mexico in the states of Oaxaca and Puebla.^[3]

Crotalus intermedius gloydi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Viperidae
Genus:	Crotalus
Species:	C. intermedius
Subspecies:	C. i. gloydi
Trinomial name
Crotalus intermedius gloydi Taylor, 1941
Synonyms[1]
Crotalus triseriatus gloydi Taylor, 1941 Crotalus gloydi lautus H.M. Smith in H.M. Smith & Laufe, 1945 Crotalus gloydi — H.M. Smith & Taylor, 1945 Crotalus gloydi lautus — H.M. Smith, 1946 Crotalus gloydi gloydi — H.M. Smith, 1946 Crotalus intermedius gloydi — W.B. Davis & Dixon, 1957

Common names: Oaxacan small-headed rattlesnake.^[2]

Etymology

The subspecific name, gloydi, is in honor of American herpetologist Howard K. Gloyd.^[4]

Description

This subspecies, Crotalus intermedius gloydi, can be identified by its scalation. It is characterized by having the postnasal scale in broad contact with the first supralabial scale. Also, the postnasal is usually not in contact with any other supralabial scale.^[2]

Geographic range

Crotalus intermedius gloydi is found in Mexico, in south, central and northern Oaxaca, as well as in central Puebla.

The type locality given is "Cerro San Felipe (elevation 10,000 ft. [= 3,048 m]) near [15 km northwest of] Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico".^[5]