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SANTIAGO-PEREZ, Ana Luisa; ROSAS-ESPINOZA, Verónica Carolina; DOMINGUEZ-LASO, Matías  e  RODRIGUEZ-CANSECO, Jesús Mauricio. First record of Crotalus polystictus (Squamata: Viperidae) in the Natural Protected Area Sierra de Quila, Jalisco, Mexico. Acta Zool. Mex [online]. 2017, vol.33, n.1, pp.108-112. ISSN 2448-8445.

Crotalus polystictus is a Mexican endemic rattlesnake. It is considered under special protection status according to NOM-059-2010-SEMARNAT. Crotalus polystictus was recorded for the first time, along with its ecological distribution within the natural protected area Sierra de Quila, Jalisco. This record is at least 31 km northwest from its closest known geographic distribution.