Masticophis

Masticophis flagellum

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: Masticophis
Species (11): M. anthonyi – M. aurigulus – M. barbouri – M. bilineatus – M. flagellum – M. fuliginosus – M. lateralis – M. mentovarius – M. schotti – M. slevini – M. taeniatus

Name

Masticophis Baird & Girard, 1853: 98

• Type species: Masticophis ornatus Baird & Girard, 1853, by subsequent designation.

References

Primary references

• Baird, S.F. & Girard, C. 1853. Catalogue of North American Reptiles in the Museum of the Smithsonian Institution. Part 1.–Serpents. Smithsonian Institution: Washington. xvi + 172 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Masticophis . The Reptile Database. Accessed on 23 June 2020.
• Masticophis – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Kutscherpeitschen-Nattern
English: North American Whip Snakes

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