Ular-derik besar

genus reptilia

Ular-derik besar atau ular-derik sejati adalah kelompok ular derik yang hanya bisa ditemukan di Amerika tersebar luas mulai dari Kanada bagian selatan lalu ke selatan hingga Brasil bagian utara dengan populasi terisolasi di Argentina bagian utara.[2]

Ular-derik besar
Crotalus
Penyakitrattlesnake bite
Taksonomi
KerajaanAnimalia
FilumChordata
KelasReptilia
OrdoSquamata
FamiliViperidae
GenusCrotalus
Linnaeus, 1758
Tata nama
Sinonim takson

Deskripsi sunting

Semua jenis dari marga ini, sesuai dengan namanya, memiliki segmen derik di ekornya yang bisa menghasilkan suara bila digetarkan atau digoyangkan. Namun, ular ini hanya akan menggetarkan ekornya jika merasa terganggu.[3]

Jumlah ruas derik sunting

Ular derik besar yang baru lahir hanya memiliki satu ruas derik. Ruas tersebut akan bertambah satu setiap ular ini berganti kulit hingga mencapai dewasa. Biasanya ular dewasa memiliki 8 sampai 14 ruas. Namun pernah ditemukan spesimen yang memiliki derik berjumlah hampir 30 ruas.[4][5]

Spesies sunting

Referensi sunting

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