Masticophis taeniatus

Masticophis taeniatus

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 taeniatus
Subspecies: M. t. australis – M. t. girardi – M. t. ornatus – M. t. taeniatus

Name

Masticophis taeniatus (Hallowell, 1852)

Synonyms

• Leptophis taeniata Hallowell, 1852
• Masticophis taeniatus — Baird & Girard, 1853: 103
• Coluber taeniatus taeniatus — Fitch, 1936
• Masticophis taeniatus — Stebbins, 1985: 183
• Masticophis taeniatus — Liner, 1994

References

• Hallowell, E. 1852: Descriptions of new species of reptiles inhabiting North America. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 6: 177–182.
• Stebbins, R.C. 1985: A Field Guide to Western Reptiles and Amphibians, 2nd ed. Houghton Mifflin, Boston.
• Thornton, Okla W., Jr.; Smith, Jerry R. 1993: New county records of amphibians and reptiles from West-Central Texas. Herpetological Review 24 (1): 35–36.
• Masticophis taeniatus at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 26 sep 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Striped Whipsnake