Crotalus Durissus - Common Names

Common Names

South American rattlesnake, tropical rattlesnake, neotropical rattlesnake, Guiana rattlesnake (previously used for C. d. dryinus).

Spanish: vĂ­bora de cascabel, cascabel, cascabela, cascavel.

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