Thamnophis atratus atratus

Thamnophis atratus atratus

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: Natricinae
Genus: Thamnophis
Species: Thamnophis atratus
Subspecies: Thamnophis atratus atratus

Name

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Thamnophis atratus atratus (Kennicott in Cooper, 1860)

  • Lectotype: USNM 970A, adult ♂, collected by Richard D. Cutts [Pacific Railroad Expedition] in 1854. [designated by Fitch (1940: 89)]
  • Type locality: “California”, restricted to “San Francisco, California” by Fitch (1940: 89), corrected to “the Santa Cruz Mountains or southern San Francisco Peninsula” by Boundy (1999: 330).

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Primary references

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  • Cooper, J.G. 1860. Zoological report. No. 4. Report upon the reptiles collected on the survey. pp. 292–306, pls. 12–16, 19–22, 29, 31 in Stevens, I.I. (Ed.). Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean, made under the direction of the Secretary of War, in 1853-5. Route near the forty-seventh and forty-ninth parallels. Volume 12, Book 2.
  • Rossman, D.A. & Stewart, G.R. 1987. Taxonomic reevaluation of Thamnophis couchii (Serpentes, Colubridae). Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, Louisiana State University 63: 1–25. PDF Reference page
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Vernacular names

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English: Santa Cruz Garter Snake