Chionactis occipitalis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
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: Chionactis
Species: Chionactis occipitalis
Subspecies: C. o. annulata – C. o. klauberi – C. o. occipitalis – C. o. talpina

Name

Chionactis occipitalis (Hallowell, 1854)

Synonyms

  • Rhinostoma occipitale Hallowell, 1854: 95
  • Sonora occipitalis — Stickel, 1941
  • Chionactis saxatilis Funk, 1967
  • Chionactis occipitalis — Stebbins, 1985: 213
  • Chionactis occipitalis — Liner, 1994
  • Chionactis saxatilis — Collins, 1997

References

  • Hallowell,E., 1854. Description of new reptiles from California. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. 7 [1854]: 91–97.
  • Funk, Richard S., 1967. Southwest. Nat. 12 (2): 180.
  • Collins J. T., 1997. Herpetological Circular, 25: 1–40.
  • Chionactis occipitalis at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 22 August 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Western Shovel-nose Snake
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