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Out of more than 40 species in the country, nine are found in Zacatecas: <jats:italic>C. aquilus<\/jats:italic>, <jats:italic>C. atrox<\/jats:italic>, <jats:italic>C. basiliscus<\/jats:italic>, <jats:italic>C. lepidus<\/jats:italic>, <jats:italic>C. molossus<\/jats:italic>, <jats:italic>C. polystictus<\/jats:italic>, <jats:italic>C. pricei<\/jats:italic>, <jats:italic>C. scutulatus<\/jats:italic> and <jats:italic>C. willardi<\/jats:italic>. Although these reptiles are important, due to their relevance in terms of ecology, cultural use and public health, their conservation is impacted by multiple factors, such as habitat fragmentation and indiscriminate killing. Thus, most species within this genus are found in some type of risk category at both the national and international level. The purpose of this study was to determine the potential distribution and diversity of rattlesnakes at the municipal level in the understudied state of Zacatecas. To do this, we analyzed and described the global distribution of nine rattlesnake species by building species distribution models, which determined their potential distribution based on a set of ecological variables and presence records. The resulting models were used to assess the diversity of rattlesnake species potentially present in each municipality within the state. Thirty-nine (67.24 %) out of fifty-eight municipalities registered at least one rattlesnake species. Fresnillo, Sombrerete and Valpara\u00edso were some of the municipalities showing greatest diversity. Moreover, <jats:italic>C. atrox<\/jats:italic>, <jats:italic>C. lepidus<\/jats:italic>, <jats:italic>C. molossus<\/jats:italic> and <jats:italic>C. scutulatus<\/jats:italic> were the most widely found species in the state. On the other hand, <jats:italic>C. basiliscus<\/jats:italic>, <jats:italic>C. polystictus<\/jats:italic>, <jats:italic>C. pricei<\/jats:italic> and <jats:italic>C. willardi<\/jats:italic> were rarely spotted and so, information on their distribution patterns within Zacatecas is limited. Finally, the areas having the largest potential for the distribution of these species were defined. 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