Pituophis ruthveni

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: Pituophis
Species: Pituophis ruthveni

Name

Pituophis ruthveni Stull, 1929

Synonyms

  • Pituophis ruthveni Stull, 1929
  • Pituophis melanoleucus ruthveni — Stull, 1940
  • Pituophis catenifer ruthveni — Fugler, 1955
  • Pituophis melanoleucus ruthveni — Conant & Collins, 1991: 203
  • Pituophis ruthveni — Crother, 2000

References

  • Stull, O.G. 1929: The description of a new subspecies of Pituophis melanoleucus from Louisiana. Occ. Papers Mus. Zool. Univ. Michigan, No. 205: 1–3.
  • Stull, Olive Griffith 1940: Variations and relationships in the snakes of the genus Pituophis Bulletin of the United States National Museum (175): 1–225.
  • Conant, R. & Collins, J.T. 1991: A Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of Eastern/Central North America, 3rd ed. Houghton Mifflin (Boston/New York), xx + 450 p.
  • Pituophis ruthveni at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 30 oct 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Louisiana Pine Snake
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