Masticophis mentovarius mentovarius

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 mentovarius
Subspecies: Masticophis mentovarius mentovarius

Name

Masticophis mentovarius mentovarius (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854)

Synonyms

• Coryphodon Mento-varius Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854: 187
• Bascanion suboculare Cope, 1867: 319
• Masticophis mentovarius mentovarius — Smith, 1942: 87
• Masticophis mentovarius mentovarius — Peters & Orejas-Miranda, 1970

References

• Duméril, A.M.C., G. Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril 1854: Erpétologie générale ou Histoire Naturelle complète des Reptiles. Vol. 7 (partie 1). Paris, xvi + 780 S.
• Smith, Hobart M. 1942: Notes on Masticophis mentovarius. Copeia 1942 (2): 85–88.
• Masticophis mentovarius at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 26 sep 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Neotropical Whip Snake