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: Masticophis
Species: Masticophis lineolatus

Name

Masticophis lineolatus Hensley, 1950

Type locality: USA: 12.9 S and 5 mi E North Branch of Alamo Canyon, via Rt. 85, Pima County, Arizona.

Holotype: SDSNH 43402.

Synonyms

  • Masticophis bilineatus lineolatus Hensley, 1950: 270
  • Masticophis bilineatus lineolatus — Stebbins, 1985: 184
  • Masticophis lineolatus — Liner, 1994

References

  • Hensley, M. Max 1950: Results of the herpetological reconnaissance in extreme southwestern Arizona and adjacent Sonora, with a description of a new subspecies of sonoran whipsnake, Masticophis bilineatus. Trnas. Kansas Acad. Sci. 53 (2): 270–288.
  • Stebbins, R.C. 1985: A Field Guide to Western Reptiles and Amphibians, 2nd ed. Houghton Mifflin, Boston.
  • Masticophis lineolatus at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 26 sep 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Ajo Mountain Whipsnake
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