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1 December 2013 Opinion 2328 (Case 3571)
Crotalinus catenatus Rafinesque, 1818 (currently Sistrurus catenatus) and Crotalus tergeminus Say in James, 1822 (currently Sistrurus tergeminus; Reptilia, Serpentes): usage conserved by designation of neotypes for both species
Abstract

The Commission has conserved the usage of the specific names Crotalinus catenatus Rafinesque, 1818 (currently Sistrurus catenatus) and Crotalus tergeminus Say in James, 1822 (currently Sistrurus tergeminus or Sistrurus catenatus tergeminus) for two species of pygmy rattlesnake, by designation of neotypes.

"Opinion 2328 (Case 3571)
Crotalinus catenatus Rafinesque, 1818 (currently Sistrurus catenatus) and Crotalus tergeminus Say in James, 1822 (currently Sistrurus tergeminus; Reptilia, Serpentes): usage conserved by designation of neotypes for both species," The Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 70(4), 282-283, (1 December 2013). https://doi.org/10.21805/bzn.v70i4.a13
Published: 1 December 2013
KEYWORDS
nomenclature
North America
rattlesnakes
Reptilia
Serpentes
Sistrurus
Sistrurus catenatus
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