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Great Basin Rattlesnake

Crotalus lutosus

Classification

Family
Viperidae

The Great Basin rattlesnake (Crotalus lutosus) is a venomous pit viper species found in the Great Basin region of the United States. Taxonomy and naming The Great basin rattlesnake was first formally named by Laurence Monroe Klauber in 1930 as a subspecies of Crotalus confluentus (now known as Crotalus viridis). It is commonly considered a subspecies of Crotalus oreganus.

Distribution

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