Traverse Taxonomy Hierarchy

This search allows you to traverse the World Field Guide's taxonomy hierarchy.
Click a thumbnail or common/scientific name to go to the next lower level.
Click a higher level taxonomy category to go up the hierarchy.
(Note: Taxonomy is ever evolving and in some instances may differ from the taxonomic systems used here.)

Kingdom   ANIMAL   (ANIMALIA)
Phylum   BACKBONED ANIMALS   (CHORDATA)
Class   REPTILES   (REPTILIA)
Order   LIZARDS AND SNAKES   (SQUAMATA)
Family   SNAKES - VIPERS - PIT VIPERS   (VIPERIDAE)
Subfamily   SNAKES - RATTLER   (CROTALINAE)
Species 
Common name: RATTLESNAKE - EASTERN DIAMONDBACK
Scientific name: CROTALUS ADAMANTEUS
Common name: RATTLESNAKE - SIDEWINDER
Scientific name: CROTALUS CERASTES CERASTES
Common name: RATTLESNAKE - SIDEWINDER SONORA
Scientific name: CROTALUS CERASTES CERCOBOMBUS
Common name: RATTLESNAKE - TROPICAL
Scientific name: CROTALUS DURISSUS
Common name: RATTLESNAKE - TROPICAL
Scientific name: CROTALUS DURISSUS TERRIFICUS
Common name: RATTLESNAKE - TROPICAL
Scientific name: CROTALUS DURISSUS TZABCAN
Common name: RATTLESNAKE - BAJA
Scientific name: CROTALUS ENYO ENYO
Common name: RATTLESNAKE - TIMBER RATTLER
Scientific name: CROTALUS HORRIDUS
Common name: RATTLESNAKE - CANEBRAKE RATTLER
Scientific name: CROTALUS HORRIDUS ATRICAUDA
Common name: RATTLESNAKE - HYBRID
Scientific name: CROTALUS HYBRID
Common name: RATTLESNAKE - MEXICAN SMALL HEADED
Scientific name: CROTALUS INTERMEDIUS
Common name: RATTLESNAKE - BANDED ROCK
Scientific name: CROTALUS LEPIDUS KLAUBERI
Common name: RATTLESNAKE - BLACK TAIL
Scientific name: CROTALUS LEPIDUS MORULUS
Common name: RATTLESNAKE - SPECKLED
Scientific name: CROTALUS MITCHELLII MITCHELLII
Common name: RATTLESNAKE - SPECKLED SOUTHWEST
Scientific name: CROTALUS MITCHELLII PYRRHUS
Common name: RATTLESNAKE - PANAMINT
Scientific name: CROTALUS MITCHELLII STEPHENSIS
Common name: RATTLESNAKE - BLACK TAIL RATTLER
Scientific name: CROTALUS MOLOSSUS
Common name: RATTLESNAKE - TWIN SPOTTED
Scientific name: CROTALUS PRICEI
Common name: RATTLESNAKE - RED DIAMOND
Scientific name: CROTALUS RUBER
Common name: RATTLESNAKE - MOJAVE
Scientific name: CROTALUS SCUTULATUS
Common name: RATTLESNAKE - ARUBA
Scientific name: CROTALUS SPECIES
Common name: RATTLESNAKE - RATTLE
Scientific name: CROTALUS SPECIES ATROX
Common name: RATTLESNAKE - TIGER
Scientific name: CROTALUS TIGRIS
Common name: RATTLESNAKE - MEXICAN DUSKY
Scientific name: CROTALUS TRISERIATUS AQUILUS
Common name: RATTLESNAKE - WESTERN
Scientific name: CROTALUS VIRIDIS
Common name: RATTLESNAKE - GRAND CANYON
Scientific name: CROTALUS VIRIDIS ABYSSUS
Common name: RATTLESNAKE - SOUTH PACIFIC
Scientific name: CROTALUS VIRIDIS HELLERI
Common name: RATTLESNAKE - ARIZONA BLACK
Scientific name: CROTALUS VIRIDIS CERBERUS
Common name: RATTLESNAKE - MIDGET FADED
Scientific name: CROTALUS VIRIDIS CONCOLOR
Common name: RATTLESNAKE - NORTH PACIFIC
Scientific name: CROTALUS VIRIDIS OREGANUS
Common name: RATTLESNAKE - RIDGE-NOSED
Scientific name: CROTALUS WILLARDI
Common name: RATTLESNAKE - RIDGE-NOSED
Scientific name: CROTALUS WILLARDI SILUS
Common name: RATTLESNAKE - MASSASAUGA - EASTERN
Scientific name: SISTRURUS CATENATUS CATENATUS
Common name:
Scientific name: SISTRURUS CATENATUS EDWARDSI
Common name: MASSASAUGA - WESTERN
Scientific name: SISTRURUS CATENATUS TERGEMINUS
Common name: RATTLESNAKE - CAROLINA PIGMY
Scientific name: SISTRURUS MILIARUS
Common name:
Scientific name: SISTRURUS MILIARUS BARBOURI
Common name:
Scientific name: SISTRURUS MILIARUS STRECKERI
Common name: RATTLESNAKE - MEXICAN PYGMY
Scientific name: SISTRURUS RAVUS