Crotalus ericsmithi

Crotalus ericsmithi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Viperidae
Genus:	Crotalus
Species:	C. ericsmithi
Binomial name
Crotalus ericsmithi Campbell & Flores-Villela, 2008

Crotalus ericsmithi, commonly known as the Guerreran long-tailed rattlesnake, is a species of venomous snake of the family Viperidae. The species is indigenous to southeastern Mexico.

Etymology

The specific name, ericsmithi, is in honor of American herpetologist Eric N. Smith.^[1][2]

Geographic range

C. ericsmithi is endemic to the Mexican state of Guerrero.^[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. ericsmithi is tropical oak and pine forests at altitudes of 500–1,200 m (1,600–3,900 ft).^[3]

Distinguishing characteristics

Compared to most other rattlesnakes, C. ericsmithi has an unusually long tail with a very small rattle.^[1]

Reproduction

C. ericsmithi is ovoviviparous.^[1]

References

1. Crotalus ericsmithi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 23 March 2022.
2. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Crotalus ericsmithi, p. 85).
3. Jadin RC, Reyes Velasco J, Smith EN (2010). "Hemipenes of the long-tailed rattlesnakes (Serpentes: Viperidae) from Mexico". Phyllomedusa 9 (1): 69–73.

Further reading

• Campbell JA, Flores-Villela O (2008). "A New Long-Tailed Rattlesnake (Viperidae) from Guerrero, Mexico". Herpetologica 64 (2): 246–257. (Crotalus ericsmithi, new species).
• Heimes P (2016). Snakes of Mexico: Herpetofauna Mexicana Vol. I. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Chimaira. 572 pp. ISBN 978-3899731002.
• Palacios-Aguilar R, Flores-Villela O (2018). "An updated checklist of the herpetofauna from Guerrero, Mexico". Zootaxa 4422: 1–24.
• Reyes-Velasco J, Meik JM, Smith EN, Castoe TA (2013). "Phylogenetic relationships of the enigmatic longtailed [sic] rattlesnakes (Crotalus ericsmithi, C. lannomi, and C. stejnegeri)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 69 (3): 524–534.