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Taxonavigation
Taxonavigation: Colubroidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Natricinae
Genus: Thamnophis
Species: Thamnophis saurita
Subspecies: Thamnophis saurita saurita
Name
Thamnophis saurita saurita (Linnaeus, 1766)
- Holotype: unknown, presumed lost.
- Neotype: FMNH 73119, adult ♀, collected by John Quinby on 20 July 1953. [designated by Schmidt & Conant (1956-57)]
- Type locality: “Carolina”, redesigned by neotype designation to “15 miles NNE Charleston, Berkeley County, South Carolina” by Schmidt & Conant (1956-57).
Combinations
- Coluber saurita Linnaeus, 1766: 385 [original combination]
- Thamnophis sauritus sauritus — Ruthven, 1908: 122 [subsequent combination by implication]
References
Primary references
- Linnaeus, C. 1766. Systema naturae sive regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Laurentii Salvii: Holmiae. 12th ed. v. 1 (pt 1): 1–532. BHL Reference page.
Links
- Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2022. Thamnophis saurita. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 6 June 2020.