Pituophis insulanus

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: Pituophis insulanus

Name

Pituophis insulanus Klauber, 1946

• Holotype: CAS 56353.
• Type locality: “Cedros (Cerros) Island off the west coast of Baja California”.

Combinations

• Pituophis catenifer insulanus Klauber, 1946: 11 [original combination]
• Pituophis insulanus — Grismer, 2002 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Klauber, L.M. 1946. The gopher snakes of Baja California, with descriptions of new subspecies of Pituophis catenifer. Transactions of the San Diego Society of Natural History 11(1): 1–40 + 2 plates.

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. [1]. The Reptile Database. Accessed on insulanus.
• Hollingsworth, B. & Frost, D.R. 2007. IUCN: Pituophis insulanus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T63871A12723434. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63871A12723434.en. Accessed on 20 June 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Cedros Island Gopher Snake