Bogertophis

Bogertophis subocularis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Colubrinae
Genus: Bogertophis
Species (2): B. rosaliae – B. subocularis

Name

Bogertophis Dowling & Price, 1988: 52

• Type species: Coluber rosaliae Mocquard, 1899, by original designation.

References

Primary references

• Dowling, H.G. & Price, R.M. 1988. A proposed new genus for Elaphe subocularis and Elaphe rosaliae. The Snake 20: 52–63. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Utiger, U., Helfenberger, N., Schätti, B., Schmidt, C., Ruf, M. & Ziswiler, V. 2002. Molecular Systematics and Phylogeny of Old and New World Ratsnakes, Elaphe Auct., and Related Genera (Reptilia, Squamata, Colubridae). Russian Journal of Herpetology 9(2): 105–124. DOI: 10.30906/1026-2296-2002-9-2-105-124 [nonfunctional] Reference page. 
• Burbrink, F.T. & Lawson, R. 2007. How and when did Old World ratsnakes disperse into the New World? Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 43(1): 173–189. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2006.09.009 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Bogertophis . The Reptile Database. Accessed on 14 November 2022.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Nordamerikanische Rattennattern
English: Desert Ratsnakes

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