Pantherophis obsoletus obsoletus
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Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Reptilia
Subclassis: Diapsida
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Serpentes
Infraordo: Caenophidia
Superfamilia: Colubroidea
Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Colubrinae
Genus: Pantherophis
Species: Pantherophis obsoletus
Subspecies: Pantherophis obsoletus obsoletus
[edit] Name
Pantherophis obsoletus obsoletus (Say, 1823)
Type locality: USA: Kansas, Leavenworth County, Cow Island.
[edit] Synonyms
- Elaphe obsoleta Say, 1823: 140
- Scotophis alleghaniensis Baird & Girard, 1853: 73
- Coluber Alleghaniensis — Holbrook, 1836
- Elaphis holbrookii Duméril & Bibron, 1854: 272 (fide Burbrink, 2000)
- Elaphis alleghaniensis — Hallowell, 1856: 243
- Elaphe obsoleta obsoleta — Conant & Collins, 1991: 197
- Elaphe obsoleta obsoleta — Crother, 2000: 62
- Elaphe alleghaniensis — Burbrink, 2001
[edit] References
- Conant, R. & Collins, J.T. 1991: A Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of Eastern/Central North America, 3rd ed. Houghton Mifflin (Boston/New York), xx + 450 p.
- Burbrink, Frank T. 2001: Systematics of the Eastern Ratsnake complex (Elaphe obsoleta). Herpetological Monographs 15: 1-53.
- Pantherophis obsoletus at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 02 oct 2008.
[edit] Vernacular names
English: Black Rat Snake