Thamnophis elegans

Thamnophis elegans

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: Natricinae
Genus: Thamnophis
Species: Thamnophis elegans
Subspecies (4): T. e. elegans – T. e. hueyi – T. e. terrestris – T. e. vagrans

Name

Thamnophis elegans (Baird & Girard, 1853)

• Holotype: USNM 882, adult ♂, collected by C.C. Boyle, date unknown.
• Type locality: “El Dorado Co., Cal. [=California]”.

Combinations

• Eutainia elegans Baird & Girard, 1853: 34 [original combination]
• Eutaenia elegans — Yarrow & Henshaw, 1878: 1638 [subsequent combination]
• Thamnophis elegans — Van Denburgh, 1897: 207 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Baird, S.F. & Girard, C. 1853. Catalogue of North American Reptiles in the Museum of the Smithsonian Institution. Part 1.–Serpents. Smithsonian Institution: Washington. xvi + 172 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Thamnophis elegans. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 18 June 2020.
• Frost, D.R., Hammerson, G.A. & Hollingsworth, B. 2007. IUCN: Thamnophis elegans  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T63976A12732762. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63976A12732762.en

Vernacular names

English: Western Terrestrial Garter Snake