Pantherophis flavirufus flavirufus

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 Cladus: Sauropsida 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: Pantherophis flavirufus flavirufus

Name

Pantherophis flavirufus flavirufus (Cope, 1867)

Type locality: Mexico: Yucatán.

Synonyms

• Coluber flavirufus Cope, 1867: 319
• Pseudoelaphe flavirufus — Mertens & Rosenberg, 1943
• Elaphe flavirufa phaescens Dowling 1952 (fide Schulz, 1996)
• Elaphe phaescens — Liner, 1994

References

• Cope, E.D. 1867: Fifth contribution lo the herpetology of tropical America. Proc. Acad. nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 18 [1866]: 317–323.
• Mertens, Robert 1950: Nachruf auf eine Mexikanische Nachtnatter, Elaphe flavirufa DATZ 3 (5): 75–76.
• Pantherophis flavirufus at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 01 oct 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Yellow-red Rat Snake