Missouri Crotalidae (Pit Vipers)
- Agkistrodon Palisot de Beauvois, 1799 - American Moccasins
- Agkistrodon contortrix (Linnaeus, 1766) - Eastern Copperhead
- Agkistrodon piscivorus (Lacépède, 1789) - Northern Cottonmouth
- Crotalus Linnaeus, 1758 - Rattlesnakes
- Crotalus horridus Linnaeus, 1758 - Timber Rattlesnake
- Sistrurus Garman, 1883 - Pygmy Rattlesnakes
- Sistrurus catenatus (Rafinesque, 1818) - Eastern Massasauga
- Sistrurus miliarius (Linnaeus, 1766) - Western Pygmy Rattlesnake
- Sistrurus tergeminus (Say in James, 1822) - Prairie Massasauga
Native Status
Crotalidae (Pit Vipers) is native to Missouri.
Linnaean Classification
- Kingdom:
- Animalia - Animals
- Phylum:
- Chordata - Chordates
- Subphylum:
- Vertebrata - Vertebrates
- Class:
- Reptilia Laurenti, 1768 - Reptiles
- Order:
- Squamata Oppel, 1811 - Lizards and Snakes
- Family:
- Crotalidae Oppel, 1811 - Pit Vipers
Recent Taxonomic Synonyms
- Viperidae