Rhinocheilus lecontei

Rhinocheilus lecontei

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: Rhinocheilus
Species: Rhinocheilus lecontei
Subspecies (2): R. l. lecontei – R. l. tessellatus

Name

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Rhinocheilus lecontei Baird & Girard, 1853: 120

  • Holotype: MCZ 137, adult ♂, collected by J.L. LeConte between 1849–1852.
  • Type locality: “San Diego, Cal. [=California]”.
  • Etymology: Named after John Lawrence LeConte.

Synonymy

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  • Rhinochilus [sic] leconteiCope, 1867: 85
  • Rhinochilus [sic] leconteiVan Denburgh, 1895: 142
  • Rhinocheilus lecontei clarus Klauber, 1941 (fide shannon & Humphrey)
  • Rhinocheilus leconteiStebbins, 1985: 195
  • Rhinocheilus lecontei tessellatusConant & Collins, 1991: 213
  • Rhinocheilus leconteiLiner, 1994
  • Rhinocheilus lecontei lecontei — Liner, 2007
  • Rhinocheilus lecontei tessellatus Garman, 1883: 74
  • Rhinocheilus lecontei tessellatusTaylor, 1953

References

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Primary references

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  • Baird, S.F. & Girard, C. 1853. Catalogue of North American Reptiles in the Museum of the Smithsonian Institution. Part 1.–Serpents. Smithsonian Institution: Washington. xvi + 172 pp. BHL Reference page
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Vernacular names

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Deutsch: Nasennatter
English: Long-nosed Snake