Crotalus unicolor

Aruba rattlesnake
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Genus: Crotalus
Species:
C. unicolor
Binomial name
Crotalus unicolor
van Lidth de Jeude, 1887
Synonyms
  • Crotalus horridus var. unicolor - van Lidth de Jeude, 1887
  • Crotalus unicolor - Klauber, 1936
  • Crotalus durissus unicolor - Brongersma, 1940
  • Crotalus (Crotalus) durissus unicolor - Peters & Orejas-Miranda, 1970
  • Crotalus unicolor - McCranie, 1986
  • Crotalus durissus unicolor - Campbell & Lamar, 1989
Common names: Aruba rattlesnake, Aruba island rattlesnake, Cascabel (Papiamento).

Crotalus unicolor, or the Aruba Island Rattlesnake, is a venomous pit viper species endemic to the Caribbean island of Aruba, off the coast of Venezuela. It is sometimes still classified as a subspecies of Crotalus durissus.

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