Venomous
Pigmy Rattlesnake
(Sistrurus miliarius)
Linnaeus, 1766
Genus
Sistrurus
Species
miliarius
Subspecies
Carolina (miliarius), Dusky (barbouri), Western (streckeri)
Common Name
Carolina Pigmy (miliarius), Dusky Pigmy (barbouri), Western Pigmy (streckeri)
Other Names
Pygmy, Ground Rattler
Conservation
Status
Alabama Moderate Conservation Concern: P3
Taxa with conservation problems because of insufficient data or because of two of four of the following: small populations; limited, disjunct, or peripheral distribution; decreasing population trend/population viability problems specialized habitat needs/habitat vulnerability due to natural/human caused factors. Research and/or conservation action recommended.
Taxon
Sistrurus miliarius miliarius — GUYER et al. 2018
Sistrurus miliarius barbouri — GUYER et al. 2018
Sistrurus miliarius streckeri — GUYER et al. 2018
Crotalus miliarius LINNAEUS 1766
Sistrurus miliarius miliarius — GLOYD 1935
Sistrurus miliarius — GARMAN 1884
Sistrurus miliarius miliarius — CONANT & COLLINS 1991: 232
Sistrurus miliarius miliarius — WELCH 1994: 109
Sistrurus miliarius miliarius — CROTHER 2000
Sistrurus miliarius miliarius — TENNANT & BARTLETT 2000: 499
Sistrurus miliarius miliarius — CROTHER et al. 2012
Sistrurus miliarius miliarius — GUYER et al. 2018
Sistrurus miliarius barbouri GLOYD 1935
Sistrurus miliarius barbouri — CONANT & COLLINS 1991: 232
Sistrurus miliarius barbouri — WELCH 1994: 109
Sistrurus miliarius barbouri — CROTHER 2000
Sistrurus miliarius barbouri — TENNANT & BARTLETT 2000: 501
Sistrurus miliarius barbouri — CROTHER et al. 2012
Sistrurus miliarius barbouri — GOMARD 2014
Sistrurus miliarius barbouri — LILLYWHITE 2014: 105
Sistrurus miliarius barbouri — GUYER et al. 2018
Sistrurus miliarius streckeri GLOYD 1935
Sistrurus miliarius streckeri — CONANT & COLLINS 1991: 233
Sistrurus miliarius streckeri — WELCH 1994: 109
Sistrurus miliarius streckeri — CROTHER 2000
Sistrurus miliarius streckeri — TENNANT & BARTLETT 2000: 503
Sistrurus miliarius streckeri — CROTHER et al. 2012
Sistrurus miliarius streckeri — GUYER et al. 2018
Description:
description
Scale distinction: 9 large scales on top of head. Keeled dorsal scales. Undivided anal plate
Shown in yellow. The scale or scales directly covering the… More. Undivided subcaudal scalesAs shown in green. Amphiesma stolata paired subcaudal scales… More. Carolina pigmy rattlesnakes (Sistrurus miliarius miliarius) have 23 scale rows
The dorsal (or body) scales on the snake’s body are arranged… More. Dusky pigmy rattlesnakes (S. m. barbouri) 23-25 scale rowsThe dorsal (or body) scales on the snake’s body are arranged… More. Western pigmy rattlesnakes (S. m. streckeri) 21 scale rowsThe dorsal (or body) scales on the snake’s body are arranged… More.
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