Panamint Rattlesnake
Crotalus stephensi

 

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: CrotalusGreek – krotalon = a rattle ref. rattle on tail
Species: stephensihonors Frank Stephens
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962

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