Masticophis schotti ruthveni

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 schotti
Subspecies: Masticophis schotti ruthveni

Name

Masticophis schotti ruthveni Ortenburger, 1923

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

Combinations

• Masticophis ruthveni Ortenburger, 1923: 3 [original combination as species]
• Coluber ruthveni — Stejneger & Barbour, 1923: 8 [subsequent combination]
• Masticophis taeniatus ruthveni — Gloyd & Conant, 1934: 4 [subsequent combination, reduced to subspecies]
• Coluber taeniatus ruthveni — Stejneger & Barbour, 1939: 105 [subsequent combination]
• Masticophis schotti ruthveni — Camper & Dixon, 1994: 28 [subsequent combination]
• Coluber schotti ruthveni — Utiger, Schätti & Helfenberger, 2005 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

• 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.

References

Primary references

• Ortenburger, A.I. 1923. A note on the genera Coluber and Masticophis, and a description of a new species of Masticophis. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan 139: 1–14. hdl: 2027.42/56578 Reference page. 
• Camper, J.D. & Dixon, J.R. 1994. Geographic variation and systematics of the striped whipsnakes (Masticophis taeniatus complex; Reptilia: Serpentes: Colubridae). Annals of the Carnegie Museum 63(1): 1–48. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Masticophis schotti. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 15 September 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Ruthven's Whipsnake