Eastern Diamond-Backed Rattlesnake
Crotalus adamanteus Palisot de Beauvois, 1799
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Reptilia |
| Order | Squamata |
| Family | Viperidae |
| Genus | Crotalus |
| Species | Crotalus adamanteus Palisot de Beauvois, 1799 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Accidental
Distribution
Range
Known from one county in Florida.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Florida
Counties
- Florida
- Alachua
Conservation and management
IUCN Red List
LC Least Concern
Assessed in 2007.
NatureServe
G3 Vulnerable
National ranks
- United States
- N3 Vulnerable
Subnational ranks
- Louisiana
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- Alabama
- S3 Vulnerable
- Georgia
- S3 Vulnerable
- South Carolina
- S2 Imperiled
- North Carolina
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- Florida
- S3 Vulnerable
- Mississippi
- S3 Vulnerable
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Franz, R., Bauer, J. & Morris, T. 1994. Review of biologically significant caves and their faunas in Florida and south Georgia. Brimleyana 20: 1–109. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/229726.
How to cite this account
Crotalus adamanteus Palisot de Beauvois, 1799. Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2326. https://cavebiology.org/species/crotalus-adamanteus/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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