Bogertophis subocularis

Bogertophis subocularis

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 subocularis
Subspecies (2): B. s. amplinotus – B. s. subocularis

Name

Bogertophis subocularis (Brown, 1901) [conserved name]

• Holotype: ANSP 13733, adult ♂, collected by E. Mayenberg in 1901.
• Type locality: “Davis Mountains, fifty miles southwest of Pecos, near the head of Toyah Creek”.
• Placed on the Official List of Specific Names in Zoology by Opinion 745 (1965: 182).

Combinations

• Coluber subocularis Brown, 1901: 492 [original combination]
• Elaphe subocularis — Stejneger & Barbour, 1917: 84 [subsequent combination]
• Bogertophis subocularis — Dowling & Price, 1988: 52 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

• Elaphe sclerotica Smith, 1941: 135 [nomen novum pro Coluber subocularis Brown, 1901]
  • Placed on the Official Index of Rejected and Invalid Specific Names in Zoology by Opinion 745 (1965: 182).

References

Primary references

• Brown, A.E. 1901. A New Species of Coluber from Western Texas. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 53: 492–495.
• Stejneger, L. & Barbour, T. 1917. A Check List of North American Amphibians and Reptiles. Harvard University Press: Cambridge. iv + 125 pp. BHL Reference page. 
• Smith, H.M. 1941. Notes on Mexican Snakes of the Genus Elaphe. Copeia 1941(3): 132–136. DOI: 10.2307/1437734
• International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. 1965. Opinion 745. Coluber subocularis Brown, 1901 (Reptilia): Validated under the plenary powers. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 22(3): 182–183. 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 subocularis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 13 November 2022.
• Hammerson, G.A. & Santos-Barrera, G. 2007. IUCN: Bogertophis subocularis  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T63737A12712069. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63737A12712069.en. Accessed on 13 November 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Trans-Pecos Rat Snake

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