Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Serpentes
Infraordo: Caenophidia
Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Colubrinae
Genus: Masticophis
Species: Masticophis schotti
Subspecies: Masticophis schotti schotti

Name

Masticophis schotti schotti Baird & Girard, 1853

  • Holotype: USNM 1972, adult ♂, collected by Arthur Schott, date unknown.
  • Type locality: “Eagle Pass, Tex.”

Combinations

  • Masticophis schotti Baird & Girard, 1853: 160 [original combination]
  • Masticophis taeniatus schotti — Gloyd & Conant, 1934: 4 [subsequent combination]
  • Coluber taeniatus schotti — Stejneger & Barbour, 1939: 106 [subsequent combination]
  • Masticophis schotti schotti — Camper & Dixon, 1994: 28 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

  • Baird, S.F. & Girard, C. 1853. Catalogue of North American Reptiles in the Museum of the Smithsonian Institution. Part 1.–Serpents. Smithsonian Institution: Washington. xvi + 172 pp. BHL Reference page. 
  • Camper, J.D. & Dixon, J.R. 1994. Geographic variation and systematics of the striped whipsnakes (Masticophis taeniatus complex; Reptilia: Serpentes: Colubridae). Annals of the Carnegie Museum 63(1): 1–48. BHL Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Schott's Whipsnake
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