Las Serpientes Venenosas del Noreste de México II

Cascabel diamantada occidental (Crotalus atrox)

Authors

  • Daniel Montoya-Ferrer Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1535-2933
  • Eric Abdel Rivas-Mercado Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Facultad de Medicina
  • Sergio Barcenas-Arriaga Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Biotecnología
  • Manuel de Luna Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Facultad de Ciencias Forestales

Keywords:

vipérid pit viper

Abstract

This article compiles information on different aspects of the biology of the western diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox), a North American pit viper that can be found in the US and Mexico. Specifically, this article deals with its morphological description, taxonomic history, habitat, behavior, diet, reproduction, venom, and conservation.

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Author Biographies

Daniel Montoya-Ferrer, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas

Biologist graduated from the Faculty of Biological Sciences of the Autonomous University of Nuevo León. His area of expertise lies in the management of wildlife, in particular herpetofauna native to northeastern Mexico. His area of interest is focused on the relationships developed between humans and wild reptiles focused on conservation strategies for them in the area.

Manuel de Luna, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Facultad de Ciencias Forestales

Biologist and Master of Science with an emphasis in Wildlife Management and Sustainable Development, graduated from the Faculty of Biological Sciences of the UANL. His area of specialty is the study of terrestrial arthropods, although he occasionally ventures into the study and dissemination of Mexican snakes. He has published in the journals Acta Zoologica Mexicana (New Series), Arthropoda Selecta, Revista Ibérica de Aracnología, Biología y Sociedad, Herpetology Notes, Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society, Herpetological Review and Boletín de la Sociedad Entomológica Aragonesa. He is currently pursuing a doctorate program at the UANL School of Forest Sciences, receiving scholarships from CONACYT, the Rufford Foundation and the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago; he also serves as president of a civil association called the Herpetological Society of Northeast Mexico.

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2022-06-10

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Montoya-Ferrer, D., Rivas-Mercado, E. A. ., Barcenas-Arriaga, S., & de Luna, M. (2022). Las Serpientes Venenosas del Noreste de México II: Cascabel diamantada occidental (Crotalus atrox). Revista de Prueba, 4(9), 28–36. Retrieved from https://ojs.biblio.uanl.mx/index.php/ojs/article/view/68

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Vol. 4 No. 9 (2022): Enero-Junio 2022

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