Crotalus intermedius omiltemanus

Crotalus intermedius omiltemanus is a venomous pitviper subspecies found in Mexico in the state of Guerrero.^[3]

Crotalus intermedius omiltemanus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Viperidae
Genus:	Crotalus
Species:	C. intermedius
Subspecies:	C. i. omiltemanus
Trinomial name
Crotalus intermedius omiltemanus Günther, 1895
Synonyms
Crotalus omiltemanus - Günther, 1895 Crotalus triseriatus omiltemanus - Klauber, 1938 Crotalus intermedius omiltemanus - Klauber, 1952 Crotalus omiltemanus omiltemanus - Shelford, 1963[1]

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

Description

This subspecies can be distinguished from the typical form (C. i. intermedius) by its ventral scale count: 164 or more in males, and 170 or more in females.^[2]

Geographic range

Found in Mexico, in Guerrero, in several places west of Chilpancingo, in the Sierra Madre del Sur mountains, including the areas that surround Omilteme, San Vincente, and Filo de Caballo. The type locality given is "Mexico, Omilteme in Guerrero."^[4]