Thamnophis proximus

Thamnophis proximus

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 proximus

Name

Thamnophis proximus (Say, 1823)

• Holotype: ?ANSP, collected by T. Say [Long Rocky Mtn. Expedition] between September 1819–June 1820. [lost fide Smith & Taylor (1945: 166)]
• Type locality: “stone quarry below Camp Missouri”.

Combinations

• Coluber proximus Say in James, 1823: 187 [original combination]
• Tropidonotus proximus — Boie, 1827: 535 [subsequent combination]
• Eutainia proxima — Baird & Girard, 1853: 25 [subsequent combination]
• Eutaenia proxima — Baird, 1859: 16 [subsequent combination]
• Thamnophis proxima — Garman, 1892: 105 [subsequent combination, incorrect gender agreement]
• Thamnophis proximus — Strecker, 1909: 8 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

• Eutainia faireyi Baird & Girard, 1853: 25
  • Syntypes (3): USNM 752, adult ♀; UMMZ; and MCZ; collected by Jas. Fairie.
  • Type locality: “Prairie Mer Rouge, La. [=Louisiana]”.

References

Primary references

• James, E. 1823. Account of an expedition from Pittsburgh to the Rocky Mountains, performed in the years 1819, '20, by order of the Hon. J. C. Calhoun, Secretary of War, under the command of Major Stephen H. Long. Volume 1. H.C. Carey & I. Lea: Philadelphia.
• 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. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Thamnophis proximus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 20 June 2020.
• Chaves, G., Lamar, W., Porras, L.W., Solórzano, A., Sunyer, J. & Hammerson, G.A. 2013. IUCN: Thamnophis proximus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T198522A2529292. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T198522A2529292.en

Vernacular names

English: Western Ribbon Snake