Regina septemvittata

Regina septemvittata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores 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 Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Serpentes Cladus: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Natricinae
Genus: Regina
Species: Regina septemvittata

Name

Regina septemvittata (Say, 1825) [conserved name]

• Syntypes: ANSP (R. Haines & T. M’Euen) and WHC (W. Hyde).
• Type locality: “Germantown” and “near Philadelphia”.
• Placed on the Official List of Specific Names in Zoology by Opinion 632 (1962: 145).

Combinations

• Coluber septemvittatus Say, 1825: 240 [original combination]
• Tropidonotus septemvittatus — Boulenger, 1893: 239 [subsequent combination]
• Natrix septemvittata — Cope, 1895 [subsequent combination]
• Regina septemvittata — Smith & Huheey, 1960 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

• Tropidonotus leberis Holbrook, 1842
• Natrix septemvittata mabila Neill, 1963

References

Primary references

• Say, T. 1825. Descriptions of three new species of Coluber, inhabiting the United States. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 4: 237–241. BHL Reference page. 
• International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. 1962. Opinion 632. Regina Baird and Girard, 1853 (Reptilia); designation of a type-species under the plenary powers. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 19(3): 145–147. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2025. Regina septemvittata. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 3 June 2023.
• Hammerson, G.A. 2007. IUCN: Regina septemvittata  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T63887A12717768. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63887A12717768.en. Accessed on 03 June 2023.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Königinnennatter
English: Queen Snake

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