Midget Faded Rattlesnake
Crotalus oreganus concolor
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- C. o. concolor – Coconino Co, AZ – photo courtesy of AzPARC
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Crotalus o. concolor occurs in northeastern Arizona and southern Utah.
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Crotalus oreganus concolor (Woodbury – 1929)
Genus: Crotalus, Greek – krotalon = a rattle ref. rattle on tail
Species: oreganus, Latin – oregano = belonging to the state of Oregon – pos. ref. to locality of type specimen
Subspecies: concolor, Latin = of the same colors – pos. ref. to lack of contrast in pattern coloration
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962