The reptile book; a comprehensive popularised work on the structure and habits of the turtles, tortoises, crocodilians, lizards and snakes which inhabit the United States and northern Mexico . , (Hallowell) While this is one of the smallest species of Crotalus, it is themost distinct, owing to the horn-like process over each eye,which is really an elongation of the upper eye-shield (supraocular).The body is stout, with strongly keeled scales—the three centralrows of scales having highly-raised keels, of tubercular formation. Colouration.—Pale brown, yellow, or pinkish, with a seriesof dull blo
The reptile book; a comprehensive popularised work on the structure and habits of the turtles, tortoises, crocodilians, lizards and snakes which inhabit the United States and northern Mexico . , (Hallowell) While this is one of the smallest species of Crotalus, it is themost distinct, owing to the horn-like process over each eye,which is really an elongation of the upper eye-shield (supraocular).The body is stout, with strongly keeled scales—the three centralrows of scales having highly-raised keels, of tubercular formation. Colouration.—Pale brown, yellow, or pinkish, with a seriesof dull blotches, generally separated by white interspaces. Onthe sides are irregular rows of small blacker brown spots. Mostspecimens have several black bars on the tail. Dimensions.—The maximum length is about thirty are the measurements of a rather small specimen,from the Colorado Desert: Total Length 17$ inches. Tail, exclusive of rattle i £ Greatest Diameter Width of Head J Length of Head jf Number of segments of rattle, five, including the originalbutton—each of the segments successively larger, denotinga steadily increasing growth. 460 THE REPTILE BOOK PLATE CXXXV. HORNED RATTLESNAKE, Crotalus cerasles
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