Panamint Rattlesnake
Crotalus stephensi
- C. stephensi – Clark Co, NV – photo by Ron Hawkins
- C. stephensi – Inyo Co, CA – photo by Kent VanSooy
- C. stephensi – Inyo Co, CA – photo by Kent VanSooy
- C. stephensi – Inyo Co, CA – photo by Lee Hull
- C. stephensi – Inyo Co, CA – photo by Lee Hull
- C. stephensi – Inyo Co, CA – photo by Steve Bledsoe
- C. stephensi – Inyo Co, CA – photo by Steve Bledsoe
- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Crotalus stephensi occurs in the Mojave Desert regions of eastern California and southern Nevada.
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Crotalus stephensi (Klauber – 1930)
Genus: Crotalus, Greek – krotalon = a rattle ref. rattle on tail
Species: stephensi, honors Frank Stephens
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962







