Pituophis catenifer pumilis

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: Pituophis
Species: Pituophis catenifer
Subspecies: Pituophis catenifer pumilis

Name

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Pituophis catenifer pumilis Klauber, 1946

Holotype: SDSNH 17238.

Synonyms

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  • Pituophis catenifer pumilis Klauber, 1946
  • Pituophis melanoleucus pumilisStebbins, 1985: 190
  • Pituophis catenifer pumilisCrother, 2000: 68

References

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  • Klauber, Laurence M. 1946: A new gopher snake (Pituophis) from Santa Cruz Island, California. Transactions of the San Diego Society of Natural History, 11 (2): 41–48.
  • Stebbins, R.C. 1985: A Field Guide to Western Reptiles and Amphibians, 2nd ed. Houghton Mifflin, Boston.
  • Pituophis catenifer at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 04 oct 2008.

Vernacular names

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English: Santa Cruz Gopher Snake