Crotalus Linnaeus 1758 (rattlesnake)
Reptilia - Squamata - Viperidae
PaleoDB taxon number: 38159
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Parent taxon: Crotalidae according to E. D. Cope 1875
Sister taxa: Agkistrodon, Aploaspis, Caudisonia, Sistrurus, Trimeresurus
Subtaxa: Crotalus adamanteus, Crotalus horridus, Crotalus lepidus, Crotalus potterensis
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore