Tiger Rattlesnake
Crotalus tigris
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- C. tigris – Maricopa Co, AZ – photo by Kris Haas
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- C. tigris – Maricopa Co, AZ – photo by Kris Haas
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- C. tigris – Maricopa Co, AZ – photo by Will Wells
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- C. tigris – Pima Co, AZ – photo by James D. Bear
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- C. tigris – Pima Co, AZ – photo by Orry Martin
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- C. tigris – Pima Co, AZ – photo by Will Wells
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- C. tigris – Santa Cruz Co, AZ – photo by Ben Stupavsky
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- C. tigris – Santa Cruz Co, AZ – photo by Bill White
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- C. tigris – Santa Cruz Co, AZ – photo by Bill White
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- C. tigris – Santa Cruz Co, AZ – photo by Will Wells
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- C. tigris Habitat – Pima Co, AZ – photo by James D. Bear
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- C. tigris – Map by Tom Lott, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Crotalus tigris occurs only in the southern portion of Arizona.
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Crotalus tigris (Kennicott – 1859)
Genus: Crotalus, Greek – krotalon = a rattle ref. rattle on tail
Species: tigris, Latin = of a tiger – ref. color and pattern
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962