Virginia valeriae

Virginia valeriae

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: Virginia
Species: Virginia valeriae
Subspecies (3): V. v. elegans – V. v. pulchra – V. v. valeriae

Name

Virginia valeriae Baird & Girard, 1853: 127

• Holotype: USNM 1962, adult indet., collected by Valeria Blaney in 1847.
• Type locality: “Kent Co., Md [=Maryland]”, United States.

References

Primary references

• 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. Virginia valeriae. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 12 October 2019.
• Hammerson, G.A. 2007. IUCN: Virginia valeriae  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T64003A12733555. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64003A12733555.en

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Glatte Erdschlange
English: Smooth Earth Snake