Thamnophis cyrtopsis

Thamnophis cyrtopsis

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: 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, adult ♂.

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

Kennicott, R. 1860. Descriptions of new species of North American serpents in the museum of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 12: 328–338. BHL Reference page.

Cope, E.D. 1861. Contributions to the Ophiology of Lower California, Mexico and Central America. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 13: 292–306. BHL Reference page.
Webb, R.G. 1966. Resurrected names for Mexican populations of black-necked garter snakes, Thamnophis cyrtopsis (Kennicott). Tulane Studies in Zoology 13(2): 55–70. BHL

Links

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2020. Thamnophis cyrtopsis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 5 May 2018.

Hammerson, G.A. 2013. IUCN: Thamnophis cyrtopsis (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T63975A3132338. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T63975A3132338.en

Vernacular names

English: Blackneck Garter Snake

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