Thamnophis saurita saurita

Thamnophis saurita saurita

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 saurita
Subspecies: Thamnophis saurita saurita

Name

Thamnophis saurita saurita (Linnaeus, 1766)

• Holotype: unknown, presumed lost.
• Neotype: FMNH 73119, adult ♀, collected by John Quinby on 20 July 1953. [designated by Schmidt & Conant (1956-57)]
• Type locality: “Carolina”, redesigned by neotype designation to “15 miles NNE Charleston, Berkeley County, South Carolina” by Schmidt & Conant (1956-57).

Combinations

• Coluber saurita Linnaeus, 1766: 385 [original combination]
• Thamnophis sauritus sauritus — Ruthven, 1908: 122 [subsequent combination by implication]

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1766. Systema naturae sive regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Laurentii Salvii: Holmiae. 12th ed. v. 1 (pt 1): 1–532. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Thamnophis saurita. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 6 June 2020.

Vernacular names

English: Eastern Ribbon Snake