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
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