Pituophis deppei

Pituophis deppei

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: Pituophis
Species: Pituophis deppei
Subspecies (2): P. d. deppei – P. d. jani

Name

Pituophis deppei (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854)

• Holotype: RMNH, collected by F. Deppe between December 1824–January 1827.
• Type locality: “Mexique [=Mexico]”.

Combinations

• Elaphis deppei Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854: 268 [original combination]
• Coluber deppii — Boulenger, 1894: 66 [subsequent combination]
• Pituophis deppei — Stull, 1932: 1 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

• Elaphis pleurostictus — Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854: 244
  • Syntypes: MNHN 6616, ZMB 1733, ZMB 1734, ZMB 1735.
  • Type locality: “Montevideo” (in error).

References

Primary references

• Duméril, A.M.C. 1853. Prodrome de la classification des reptiles ophidiens. Mémoires de l'Académie de Sciences de l'Institut de France 23: 399–536. BHL Reference page. 
• Duméril, A.M.C., Bibron, G. & Duméril, A.H.A. 1854. Erpétologie générale ou histoire naturelle complète des reptiles. Tome septième. Premiére partie, comprenant l'histoire des serpents venimeux. Librarie encyclopédique de Roret: Paris, France. i-xvi + 1–780 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Boulenger, George A. 1894. Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume II., Containing the Conclusion of the Colubridæ Aglyphæ. British Mus. (Nat. Hist.), London, xi, 382 pp.
• Liner, Ernest A. 2007. A CHECKLIST OF THE AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES OF MEXICO. Louisiana State University Occasional Papers of the Museum of Natural Science 80: 1–60.

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Pituophis deppei. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 21 June 2023.
• Hammerson, G.A., Vazquez Díaz, J., Quintero Díaz, G.E. & Flores-Villela, O. 2007. IUCN: Pituophis deppei  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T63870A12723360. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63870A12723360.en. Accessed on 21 June 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Mexican Bull Snake
español: Culebra sorda mexicana