Masticophis flagellum

Masticophis flagellum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Cladus: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Colubrinae
Genus: Masticophis
Species: Masticophis flagellum
Subspecies (3): M. f. flagellum – M. f. lineatulus – M. f. testaceus

Name

Masticophis flagellum (Shaw, 1802)

• Lectotype: specimen described and illustrated in Catesby (1743: 54, pl. 54).
• Type locality: “Carolina and Virginia”, restricted to “Charleston, South Carolina” by Schmidt (1953: 188).

Combinations

• Coluber flagellum Shaw, 1802: 475 [original combination]
• Masticophis flagellum — Schmidt, 1953 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

• Coluber testaceus Say, 1823
• Herpetodryas psammophis Schlegel, 1837
• Coluber flagelliformis Holbrook, 1842
• Psammophis flavigularis Hallowell, 1852
• Masticophis flagellum lineatulus Smith, 1941

References

Primary references

• Shaw, G. 1802. General zoology or systematic natural history. Volume III. Amphibia. Thomas Davison: London. Part I: vi + 1–312 pp. BHL; Part II: v + 313–615 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Stebbins, R.C. 1985. A Field Guide to Western Reptiles and Amphibians, 2nd ed. Houghton Mifflin, Boston.
• 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

• Hammerson, G.A., Frost, D.R., Santos-Barrera, G., Vasquez Díaz, J. & Quintero Díaz, G.E. 2007. IUCN: Masticophis flagellum  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T62235A12583206. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T62235A12583206.en. Accessed on 06 June 2026.

Vernacular names

• English: Common Coachwhip