Viperidae Crotalinae - Pitvipers 1. Heat-sensitive pit on head 2. Highly keratinized tail tips (Rattlesnakes) 3. High majority are viviparous Crotalus - Rattlesnakes Crotalus atrox Crotalus cerastes - Sidewinder Crotalus cerastes cerastes Crotalus cerastes cercobombus Crotalus cerastes laterorepens Crotalus mitchellii - Speckled Rattlesnake Crotalus mitchellii pyrrhus Crotalus mitchellii stephensi Crotalus ruber - Red Diamond Rattlesnake Crotalus ruber ruber Crotalus scutulatus Crotalus viridis - Western Rattlesnake Crotalus viridis helleri Crotalus viridis lutosus Crotalus viridis oreganus
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