Bogertophis rosaliae

Bogertophis rosaliae

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: Bogertophis
Species: Bogertophis rosaliae

Name

Bogertophis rosaliae (Mocquard, 1899)

• Holotype: MNHN 92438, ♀, collected by M. Leon Diguet, date unknown.
• Type locality: “Santa Rosalia, Distrito Sur, Baja California”.

Combinations

• Coluber rosaliae Mocquard, 1899: 321 [original combination]
• Elaphe rosaliae — Stejneger & Barbour 1917: 84 [subsequent combination]
• Bogertophis rosaliae — Dowling & Price, 1988: 52 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Mocquard, 1899. Contribution a la fauna herpetologique de la Basse Californie. Nouv. Arch. Mus. Hist. Natur. 4th ser., 1 (2nd fasc): 297–343.
• Stejneger, L. & Barbour, T. 1917. A Check List of North American Amphibians and Reptiles. Harvard University Press: Cambridge. iv + 125 pp. BHL Reference page. 
• Dowling, H.G. & Price, R.M. 1988. A proposed new genus for Elaphe subocularis and Elaphe rosaliae. The Snake 20: 52–63. Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Bogertophis rosaliae. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 14 November 2022.
• Hollingsworth, B. & Hammerson, G.A. 2007. IUCN: Bogertophis rosaliae  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T63736A12711979. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63736A12711979.en. Accessed on 14 November 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Baja California Rat Snake

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