Thamnophis cyrtopsis

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: Natricinae
Genus: Thamnophis
Species: Thamnophis cyrtopsis
Subspecies (3): T. c. cyrtopsis – T. c. ocellatus – T. c. collaris

Name

Thamnophis cyrtopsis (Kennicott, 1860)

  • Holotype: USNM 8067 (formerly SIM 930), adult ♂, collected by Lieut. Darius Nash Couch in 1853.
  • Type locality: “Rinconada, Coahuila, Mexico”, corrected to “about 20 miles northeast of Ramos Arizpe, Coahuila, in the state of Nuevo León close to the Nuevo León-Coahuila state line” by Conant in Webb (1966: 58).

Combinations

  • Eutaenia cyrtopsis Kennicott, 1860: 333 [original combination]
  • Thamnophis cyrtopsis — Cope, 1861: 299 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

Vernacular names

English: Blackneck Garter Snake
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