Crotalus ruber

Red diamond rattlesnake
Conservation status
	; Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Viperidae
Genus:	Crotalus
Species:	C. ruber
Binomial name
	Crotalus ruber; Cope, 1892
Synonyms
	Caudisona atrox sonoraensis - Kennicott, 1861; Crotalus adamanteus atrox - Cope, 1875; Crotalus exsul - Garman, 1884; Crotalus adamanteus ruber - Cope, 1892; Crotalus ruber - Van Denburgh, 1896; Crotalus atrox ruber - Stejneger, 1895; Crotalus exsul - Grinnell & Camp, 1917; Crotalus atrox elegans - Schmidt, 1922; Crotalus exul ruber - Kallert, 1927; Crotalus ruber ruber - Klauber, 1949; Crotalus ruber elegans - Harris & Simmons, 1978; Crotalus ruber monserratensis - Harris & Simmons, 1978; Crotalus exsul exsul - Grismer, McGuire & Hollingsworth, 1994;

Common names: red diamond rattlesnake, red rattlesnake, red diamond snake, more

Crotalus ruber is a venomous pit viper species found in southwestern California in the United States and Baja California in Mexico. Three subspecies are currently recognized, including the nominate subspecies described here.

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