Pituophis

Pituophis melanoleucus

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: Pituophis
Species (7): P. catenifer – P. deppei – P. insulanus – P. lineaticollis – P. melanoleucus – P. ruthveni – P. vertebralis

Name

Pituophis Holbrook, 1842: 7

• Type species: Coluber melanoleucus Daudin, 1803, by monotypy.

References

Primary references

• Holbrook, J.E. 1842. North American Herpetology; or, A description of the reptiles inhabiting the United States. 2nd. edition. J. Dobson: Philadelphia. Volume I: xv + 152 pp., XXIV pls. BHL; Volume II: vi + 142 pp., XX pls. BHL; Volume III: ii + 128 pp., XXX pls. BHL; Volume IV: vi + 138 pp., XXXV pls. BHL; Volume V: vi + 118 pp., XXXVIII pls. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Rodríguez-Robles, J.A. & Jesús-Escobar, J.M. de 2000. Molecular systematics of New World gopher, bull, and pinesnakes (Pituophis: Colubridae), a transcontinental species complex. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 14(1): 35–50. DOI: 10.1006/mpev.1999.0698 Reference page. 
• Grismer, L.L. 2001. Comments on the taxonomy of Gopher Snakes from Baja California, México: a reply to Rodríguez-Robles and de Jesús-Escobar. Herpetological Review 32(2): 81–83. Reference page. 
• Bryson, R.W., García-Vázquez, U.O. & Riddle, B.R. 2011. Phylogeography of Middle American gophersnakes: mixed responses to biogeographical barriers across the Mexican transition Zone. Journal of Biogeography 38(8): 1570–1584. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2011.02508.x Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Pituophis . The Reptile Database. Accessed on 20 June 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Gopher Snakes, Pine Snakes, and Bull Snakes

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