Crotalus cerastes: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the crotalus cerastes lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Crotalus cerastes
Group	Snakes
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	North America
Class	Reptile
Order	Squamata
Family	Viperidae

Where does the crotalus cerastes live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the crotalus cerastes in 2 countries and territories across North America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the crotalus cerastes endangered?

The crotalus cerastes’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the crotalus cerastes?

The crotalus cerastes (Crotalus cerastes) is a reptile in the order Squamata and the family Viperidae, genus Crotalus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the crotalus cerastes

Crotalus cerastes, also known commonly as the horned rattlesnake, the sidewinder, and the sidewinder rattlesnake, is a species of pit viper, a venomous snake in the subfamily Crotalinae of the family Viperidae. The species is native to desert regions of the Southwestern United States and adjacent northwestern Mexico. Three subspecies are recognized as being valid.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Crotalus cerastes (revision 1359495124), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1366532 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).