IRMNG name details
original description
Article title: A reclassification of the rattlesnakes; species formerly exclusively referred to the genera Crotalus and Sistrurus and a division of the elapid genus Micrurus. [details]
original description
Australasian Journal of Herpetology 11: -. [2-24] [details]
basis of record
www.organismnames.com (Mar 2015) / web search [details]
additional source
As per current placement of type species [details]
source of synonymy
original publication/web search (AJR). [details]
extant flag source
inferred from original work (title) [details]
habitat flag source
inferred from original work (title)/web search (AJR) [details]
From other sources
Classification Animalia;Chordata;Vertebrata;Reptilia;Lepidosauria;Squamata;Serpentes;Viperidae [details]
Taxonomic remark As Crotalus (Sayersus). Editor's note: names proposed by R. Hoser (2000 onwards) are controversial within the herpetological community and not generally accepted. For the present status of this name, the reader is suggested to consult the Reptile Database [details]
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