Pantherophis flavirufus

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: Pantherophis
Species: Pantherophis flavirufus
Subspecies: P. f. flavirufus – P. f. matudai – P. f. pardalinus – P. f. polystichus

Name

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Pantherophis flavirufus (Cope, 1867)

Type locality: Mexico: Yucatan.

Synonyms

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  • Coluber flavirufus Cope, 1867: 319
  • Natrix flavirufusCope, 1887: 71
  • Coluber flavirufusBoulenger, 1894: 39
  • Coluber chlorosoma Günther, 1894: 115 (fide Boulenger, 1894)
  • Elaphe flavirufaGaige, 1936: 299
  • Elaphe flavirufaLiner, 1994
  • Elaphe flavirufaSchulz, 1996: 273
  • Pseudelaphe [sic] flavirufusUtiger et al., 2002
  • Pantherophis flavirufaUtiger et al., 2002
  • Pseudoelaphe flavirufaMattison, 2007: 35

References

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  • Cope, E.D. 1867: Fifth contribution lo the herpetology of tropical America. Proc. Acad. nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 18 [1866]: 317–323.
  • Gaige, H. 1936: Some reptiles and amphibians from Yucatan and Campeche, Mexico. Carnegie Inst. Wash. Publ., (457 or 547?): 289–304.
  • Utiger, Urs, Notker Helfenberger, Beat Schätti, Catherine Schmidt, Markus Ruf and Vincent Ziswiler 2002: Molecular systematics and phylogeny of Old World and New World ratsnakes, Elaphe Auct., and related genera (Reptilia, Squamata, Colubridae). Russ. J. Herpetol. 9 (2): 105–124.
  • Pantherophis flavirufus at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 01 oct 2008.

Vernacular names

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English: Yellow-red Rat Snake