Thamnophis gigas

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 gigas

Name

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Thamnophis gigas Fitch, 1940

  • Holotype: MVZ 5428, adult ♀, collected by Harold C. Bryant on 16 May 1914.
  • Type locality: “Gadwall, Merced County, California”.

Combinations

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  • Thamnophis ordinoides gigas Fitch, 1940: 69 [original combination, as subspecies]
  • Thamnophis elegans gigasFox, 1951: 487 [subsequent combination, as subspecies]
  • Thamnophis couchii gigasFox & Dessauer, 1964: 266 [subsequent combination, as subspecies]
  • Thamnophis gigasRossman & Stewart, 1987: 19 [subsequent combination, elevate to species]

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Primary references

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Vernacular names

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English: Giant Garter Snake
日本語: オオガーターヘビ