The Status of the Extinct Rattlesnake, Crotalus giganteus

A multivariate method for allocating isolated snake precaudal vertebrae to the correct vertebral region is introduced. There is a direct relationship between the length of a snake, and the length of its mid-body vertebrae. The holotype of Crotalus giganteus is a mid-body vertebra, and came from a snake approximately 1.9 meters long. The name, Crotalus giganteus Brattstrom should be placed in the Beauvois. tstrom should be placed in the