First record of the red diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus ruber) of Coronados Island, Gulf of California, Mexico

Authors

  • Gustavo Arnaud
  • Rubén Alonso Carbajal-Márquez
  • Jesús Rodríguez-Canseco
  • Eliott Ferreyra

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7550/rmb.40435

Keywords:

Viperidae, rattlesnake, overwater dispersion.

Abstract

The Red Diamondback Rattlesnake, Crotalus ruber, had not been reported in Coronados Island in the Gulfof California. However, several specimens have been found in this island since 2011. Overwater dispersal is proposedas the most acceptable hypothesis to explain its presence.

Author Biographies

Gustavo Arnaud

Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste. Instituto Politécnico Nacional

Rubén Alonso Carbajal-Márquez

Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste. Instituto Politécnico Nacional

Jesús Rodríguez-Canseco

Universidad de Guadalajara.

Eliott Ferreyra

Facultad de Biología, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo.

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Published

2015-01-14

How to Cite

Arnaud, G., Carbajal-Márquez, R. A., Rodríguez-Canseco, J., & Ferreyra, E. (2015). First record of the red diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus ruber) of Coronados Island, Gulf of California, Mexico. Revista Mexicana De Biodiversidad, 85(1). https://doi.org/10.7550/rmb.40435

Issue

Vol. 85 No. 1 (2014): MARZO

Section

NOTAS CIENTÍFICAS (cancelada desde 2017)