Opheodrys aestivus aestivus

Opheodrys aestivus aestivus

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: Colubrinae
Genus: Opheodrys
Species: Opheodrys aestivus
Subspecies: Opheodrys aestivus aestivus

Name

Opheodrys aestivus aestivus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Synonyms

• Coluber Aestivus Linnaeus, 1766 (fide Duméril & Bibron, 1854)
• Opheodrys aestivus majalis — Grobman, 1984

References

• Linnaeus, C. 1766: Systema naturæ per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio duodecima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm, Holmiae. 1-532 pp.
• Grobman, Arnold B. 1984: Scutellation variation in Opheodrys aestivus. Bulletin of the Florida State Museum, Biological Sciences 29 (3): 153–170.
• Opheodrys aestivus at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 30 sep 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Northern Rough Greensnake