Species Information

Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Craniata
    Class: Reptilia
      Order: Squamata
        Family: Viperidae
          Genus: Crotalus
            Species: lepidus klauberi

Banded Rock Rattlesnake - Crotalus lepidus klauberi

Banded Rock Rattlesnake

Image courtesy of Biota Information System of New Mexico

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Species Extent (New Mexico)

General Description

Rock Rattlesnake (Crotalus lepidus) is a small (0.84 m total length) rattlesnake that is comprised of four subspecies, two of which are found in New Mexico. The subspecies found in New Mexico range across southeastern Arizona, southern New Mexico, western Texas, and south to eastern Mexico. They are most often found in rocky, mountainous areas or semiarid shrublands and woodlands.

Status

Global Rank: G5T5

State Rank: S3

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SWAP Status: SGCN

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Observations in Natural Heritage New Mexico Database

Number of Subpopulations: 15

Number of Mapped Locations: 303

Number of Observations: 304

Observation date range: 08-15-1938 to 08-15-2020

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