Masticophis flagellum testaceus

Taxonavigation

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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: Masticophis flagellum testaceus

Name

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Masticophis flagellum testaceus (Say, 1823)

Type locality: Tamaulipas, Chihuahua.

Synonyms

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  • Coluber testaceus Say, 1823
  • Bascanium flagelliforme testaceumCope, 1886: 284
  • Bascanicum flagelliforme testaceumCope, 1893: 387
  • Masticophis flngellum testaceusSmith, 1944
  • Masticophis flagellum testaceusStebbins, 1985: 182
  • Masticophis flagellum testaceusConant & Collins, 1991: 187
  • Masticophis flagellum testaceusCrother, 2000: 66
  • Coluber flagellum testaceusLiner, 2007

References

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  • Say, T. 1823: In James, E. Account of an expedition from Pittsburgh to the Rocky Mountains, performed in the years 1819-20, by order of the Hon. J. C. Calhoun, Secretary of War, under the command of Major Stephen H. Long. Vol. 2. Philadelphia, H. C. Carey & I. Lea.
  • Smith, Hobart M. 1944: Snakes of the Hoogstraal Expeditions to northern Mexico. Zoological Series of Field Museum of Natural History 29 (8): 135–152.
  • Masticophis flagellum at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 21 sep 2008.

Vernacular names

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English: Western Coachwhip Terrapin