Thamnophis cyrtopsis

Thamnophis cyrtopsis

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: Natricinae
Genus: Thamnophis
Species: Thamnophis cyrtopsis
Subspecies (3): T. c. cyrtopsis – T. c. ocellatus – T. c. collaris

Name

Thamnophis cyrtopsis (Kennicott, 1860)

• Holotype: USNM 8067 (formerly SIM 930), adult ♂, collected by Lieut. Darius Nash Couch in 1853.
• Type locality: “Rinconada, Coahuila, Mexico”, corrected to “about 20 miles northeast of Ramos Arizpe, Coahuila, in the state of Nuevo León close to the Nuevo León-Coahuila state line” by Conant in Webb (1966: 58).

Combinations

• Eutaenia cyrtopsis Kennicott, 1860: 333 [original combination]
• Thamnophis cyrtopsis — Cope, 1861: 299 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Kennicott, R. 1860. Descriptions of new species of North American serpents in the museum of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 12: 328–338. BHL Reference page. 
• Cope, E.D. 1861. Contributions to the Ophiology of Lower California, Mexico and Central America. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 13: 292–306. BHL Reference page. 
• Webb, R.G. 1966. Resurrected names for Mexican populations of black-necked garter snakes, Thamnophis cyrtopsis (Kennicott). Tulane Studies in Zoology 13(2): 55–70. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Thamnophis cyrtopsis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 5 May 2018.
• Hammerson, G.A. 2013. IUCN: Thamnophis cyrtopsis  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T63975A3132338. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T63975A3132338.en. Accessed on 31 October 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Blackneck Garter Snake

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