table of quantitative data. The heterogeneity of the type 

 series caused Klauber (1940:17) to designate a lectotype of 

 C. lugubris, and he selected No. 1414 deposited in the Milan 

 museum and described by Jan in his table (second column) . 

 Klauber later (1972:48) indicated that this specimen 

 (originally from Mexico) had been destroyed. 



Crotalus rhombifer Latreille, In Sonnini et Latreille, 1801, 

 Hist. nat. des Rept. 3:197, 4:322, 402. 



= Crotalus adamanteus Palisot de Beauvois, 1799; fide 

 McCranie, 1980. 



No type specimens were located. Type locality, "Amerique" ; 

 restricted to Gainesville, Florida [USA] by Schmidt 

 (1953:230). Specimen(s) were supposedly present in the 

 "Collection des serpens du Museum d'Histoire naturelle de 

 Paris" (fide Latreille) . 



Crotalus aimus Latreille, In Sonnini et Latreille, 1801, Hist, 

 nat. des Rept. 3:202, 4:323, 402. 



= Crotalus durissus durissus (Linnaeus, 1758) ; fide Hoge and 

 Romano-Hoge, 1981. 



No type specimens were located. Type locality, "Ceylan". 

 According to Latreille, "Un individu de cette espece [est] 

 conserve au Museum national." According to Daudin (1803, 

 5:321), the type specimen of Paris was part of the Seba 

 collection. 



Crotalus atrepitans Daudin, 1803, Hist. Nat. Gene, et Part, des 

 Reptiles 5:318. 



= Crotalus durissus terrificus (Laurenti, 1768) ; fide Klauber, 

 1972. 



No type specimens were found. Type locality, "continent de 

 1 'Amerique" . TL approx. 65 cm. According to Daudin "... 

 1' individu, place dans la galerie du museum d'histoire 

 naturelle de Paris, n'a que deux pieds environs de longueur." 



HISTORICALLY IMPORTANT SPECIMEN 



Crotalus atrox : DB&D, 1854, Erp. Gene. 7(2):1464, 1482. 

 = Crotalus atrox Baird and Girard, 1853. 



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MNHN 4034. Locality, Texas, USA. Donated by Trecul (August 

 1850?). Described also by A.H.A. Dumeril (1857:45). 



