Masticophis mentovarius suborbitalis

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: Masticophis mentovarius
Subspecies: Masticophis mentovarius suborbitalis

Name

Masticophis mentovarius suborbitalis (Peters, 1869)

Type locality: “Caracas” [Venezuela].

Holotype: ZMB 3010.

Synonyms

• Spilotes corais var. suborbitalis Peters, 1869: 641
• Masticophis mentovarius suborbitalis — Smith, 1942: 86
• Masticophis mentovarius suborbitalis — Peters & Orejas-Miranda, 1970
• Masticophis mentovarius suborbitalis — Bauer et al., 1995: 74
• Masticophis mentovarius suborbitalis — Gorzula & Señaris, 1999

References

• Peters, Wilhem Carl Hartwig 1869: Über neue Säugethiere (Colobus, Rhinolophus, Vesperus) und neue oder weniger bekannte Amphibien (Hemidactylus, Herpetodryas, Spilotes, Elaphis, Lamprophis, Erythrolamprus). Monatsber. königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin. 1868 (December): 637–642.
• Gorzula Stefan & Senaris J. Celsa 1999: In: Contribution to the herpetofauna of the Venezuelan Guayana. I: a data base. Scientia Guaianae, Caracas, No. 8 [1998], 269+ pp.; ISBN 980-6020-48-0.
• Masticophis mentovarius at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 26 sep 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Venezuelan Neotropical Whip Snake