Masticophis schotti ruthveni

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 schotti
Subspecies: Masticophis schotti ruthveni

Name

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Masticophis schotti ruthveni Ortenburger, 1923

  • Holotype: UMMZ 57681, adult ♂, collected by A.I. Ortenburger, date unknown.
  • Type locality: “Brownsville, [Cameron County,] Texas”.

Combinations

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  • Masticophis ruthveni Ortenburger, 1923: 3 [original combination as species]
  • Coluber ruthveniStejneger & Barbour, 1923: 8 [subsequent combination]
  • Masticophis taeniatus ruthveniGloyd & Conant, 1934: 4 [subsequent combination, reduced to subspecies]
  • Coluber taeniatus ruthveniStejneger & Barbour, 1939: 105 [subsequent combination]
  • Masticophis schotti ruthveniCamper & Dixon, 1994: 28 [subsequent combination]
  • Coluber schotti ruthveniUtiger, Schätti & Helfenberger, 2005 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

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  • Masticophis taeniatus australis Smith, 1941: 390 [synonymised by Camper & Dixon (1994: 29)]
    • Holotype: USNM 10240, juvenile ♀, collected by Alfredo Dugès in 1879.
    • Type locality: “Guanajuato”, Mexico.

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Primary references

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Vernacular names

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English: Ruthven's Whipsnake