Masticophis flagellum

Masticophis flagellum

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: Masticophis
Species: Masticophis flagellum
Subspecies: M. f. cingulum – M. f. flagellum – M. f. fuliginosus – M. f. lineatulus – M. f. piceus – M. f. ruddocki – M. f. testaceus

Name

Masticophis flagellum (Shaw, 1802)

Synonyms

• Coluber Flagellum Shaw, 1802: 475
• Psammophis flavigularis Hallowell, 1852
• Herpetodryas flagelliformis — Duméril & Bibron, 1854: 210
• Zamenis flagelliformis — Boulenger, 1893: 389
• Coluber flagellum flagellum — Burt, 1935
• Coluber flagellum flavi-gularis — Burt, 1935
• Masticophis flagellum — Stebbins, 1985: 181
• Masticophis flagellum flagellum — Conant & Collins, 1991: 186
• Masticophis flagellum — Liner, 1994

References

• Shaw, G. 1802: General Zoology, or Systematic Natural History. Vol.3, part 1 + 2. G. Kearsley, Thomas Davison, London: 313–615.
• Stebbins, R.C. 1985: A Field Guide to Western Reptiles and Amphibians, 2nd ed. Houghton Mifflin, Boston.
• Liner, Ernest A. 2007: A CHECKLIST OF THE AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES OF MEXICO. Louisiana State University Occasional Papers of the Museum of Natural Science 80: 1–60.
• Masticophis flagellum at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 21 sep 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Coachwhip