Common name: Totonacan rattlesnake
Crotalus totonacus is a venomous pit viper species found in northeastern Mexico. No subspecies are currently recognized.
Adults frequently grow to more than 150cm (60inches) in length. The largest recorded specimen was 166.5frac=2NaNfrac=2 in length.
It is found in northeastern Mexico from central Nuevo León through southern Tamaulipas, northern Veracruz, eastern San Luis Potosí and northern Querétaro. The type locality given is "Panaco Island, about 75-1NaN-1 south of Tampico, Veracruz, Mexico, 12NaN inland from Cabo Rojo".
Crotalus totonacus is known to prey on small mammals and birds. In addition to mammal hair and bird feathers found in stomachs, specific prey items include cave rats (Neotoma sp.), Allen’s tree squirrels (Sciurus alleni), and rock squirrels (Spermophilus [''Otospermophilus''] variegatus).[1]
This species was previously considered a subspecies of C. durissus.