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 schotti
Subspecies: Masticophis schotti ruthveni

Name

Masticophis schotti ruthveni Ortenburger, 1923

Synonyms

  • Masticophis taeniatus ruthveni Ortenburger, 1923
  • Masticophis taeniatus australis Smith, 1941
  • Masticophis taeniatus ruthveni — Conant & Collins, 1991: 189
  • Masticophis taeniatus ruthveni — Liner, 1994
  • Masticophis ruthveni — Camper & Dixon, 1994
  • Masticophis schotti ruthveni — Crother, 2000: 66

References

  • Ortenburger, A.I. 1923: A note on the genera Coluber and Masticophis and a description of a new species of Masticophis. Occ. Papers. Mus. Zool. Univ. Michigan, No. 139: 1–14.
  • 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.
  • Masticophis schotti at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 26 sep 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Ruthven's Whipsnake
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