Masticophis slevini

Taxonavigation edit

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

Masticophis slevini (Lowe & Norris, 1955)

Holotype: SDNHM 3826, adult ♀, collected by Mrs. Griffing Bancrof on 18 April 1930.
Type locality: “San Estéban Island, Gulf of California, Sonora, Mexico”.

Masticophis bilineatus slevini Lowe & Norris, 1955: 93 [original combination, as subspecies]
Masticophis slevini — Grismer, 1999: 449 [subsequent combination, elevate to species]

Lowe, Jr., C.H. & Norris, K.S. 1955. Analysis of the Herpetofauna of Baja California, Mexico. III.: New and Revived Reptilian Subspecies of Isla de San Esteban, Gulf of California, Sonora, Mexico, with Notes on Other Satellite Islands of Isla Tiburon. Herpetologica 11(2): 89–96. JSTOR Reference page.
Grismer, L.L. 1999. An Evolutionary Classification of Reptiles on Islands in the Gulf of California, México. Herpetologica 55(4): 446–469. JSTOR Reference page.

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Masticophis slevini. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 21 September 2022.
Frost, D.R. 2007. IUCN: Masticophis slevini (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T63849A12721842. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63849A12721842.en. Accessed on 21 September 2022.

English: San Esteban Island Whipsnake
español: Látigo de San Esteban