Animalia
The diamondback is in the animal kingdom, as are all reptiles.
The diamondback is in the animal kingdom, as are all reptiles.
Eukaryote
Western diamondback rattlesnake - crotalus atrox.Eastern diamondback rattlesnake - crotalus adamanteus.
Western Diamondback Rattlesnake.The western diamondback rattlesnake.The Western Diamondback Rattlesnake. The genus Crotalus refers to rattlesnakes, and the genus Sistrurus to pygmy rattlesnakes, differentiated by size and 9 large scales on the top of their head.The Western Diamondback Rattlesnake. The genus Crotalus refers to rattlesnakes, and the genus Sistrurus to pygmy rattlesnakes, differentiated by size and 9 large scales on the top of their head.
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The western diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox) lives in the deserts in the western United States.
There are two species, the eastern diamondback, and the western diamondback.
Crotalus atrox is the western diamondback rattlesnake.
The western diamondback rattlesnake.
Western diamondback rattlesnake.
The largest reported measurement for a western diamondback rattlesnake is 92.5 inches (Jones, 1997)