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Identification
Crotalus adamanteus (Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake)
Date Taken
May 4, 2006
Location
Toledo Zoo, Toledo, Ohio
Caption
Eastern diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus), captive.
- Subject
- Live Animal
- Type
- Photo
- Life Stages And Gender
- Adult/Sexually Mature
- Anatomy
- Coloration/Patterning :: Cryptic
- Anatomy
- Coloration/Patterning :: Disruptive Coloration (Spots/Stripes)
Contributors
Tanya Dewey (photographer; copyright holder; identification), Animal Diversity Web
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Classification
- Kingdom Animalia animals
- Phylum Chordata chordates
- Subphylum Vertebrata vertebrates
- Class Reptilia turtles, snakes, lizards, and relatives
- Order Squamata
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