Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum

Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum

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 Cladus: Sauropsida 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: Lampropeltis
Species: Lampropeltis triangulum
Subspecies: Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum

Name

Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum (Lacépède, 1789) [conserved name]

• Type material: not designated, unknown. [lost fide Williams (1978: 75)]
• Type locality: “Amérique”, restricted to “vicinity of New York City” by Schmidt (1953: 208).
• Placed on the Official List of Specific Names in Zoology by Opinion 804 (1967: 18).

Combinations

• Coluber triangulum Lacépède, 1789: 86 [original combination]
• Ablabes triangulum — Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854: 315 [subsequent combination]
• Lampropeltis triangula — Cope, 1860: 256 [subsequent combination, incorrect gender agreement]
• Lampropeltis doliata triangulum — Klauber, 1948 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

• Ophibolus clericus Baird & Girard, 1853: 88
  • Lectotype: USNM 2380, adult ♂, collected by C.B. Kennerly, date unknown. [designated by Blanchard (1921)]
  • Type locality: “Clarke County, Virginia”.

• Ophibolus doliatus collaris Cope, 1888: 383
  • Lectotype: USNM 2433, adult ♂, collected by E.R. Boardman, date unknown. [designated by Blanchard (1921)]
  • Type locality: “Elmira, Stark County, Illinois”.

References

Primary references

• Lacépède, B.G.E. 1789. Histoire naturelle des serpens. Tome Second. Hôtel de Thou: Paris. 462 pp. BHL Reference page. 
• 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. 
• International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. 1967. Opinion 804. Coluber doliatus Linnaeus, 1766 (Reptilia): Suppressed under the Plenary Powers. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 24(1): 18–19. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Ruane, S., Bryson, Jr., R.W., Pyron, R.A. & Burbrink, F.T. 2014. Coalescent Species Delimitation in Milksnakes (genus Lampropeltis) and Impacts on Phylogenetic Comparative Analyses. Systematic Biology 63(2): 231–250. DOI: 10.1093/sysbio/syt099 Reference page. 
• Chambers, E.A. & Hillis, D.M. 2020. The Multispecies Coalescent Over-Splits Species in the Case of Geographically Widespread Taxa. Systematic Biology 69(1): 184–193. DOI: 10.1093/sysbio/syz042 Reference page. 
• Chambers, E.A., Marshall, T.L. & Hillis, D.M. 2023. The Importance of Contact Zones for Distinguishing Interspecific from Intraspecific Geographic Variation. Systematic Biology 72(2): 357–371. DOI: 10.1093/sysbio/syac056 Reference page.