Masticophis schotti ruthveni
Taxonavigation
[edit]Taxonavigation: Colubroidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Colubrinae
Genus: Masticophis
Species: Masticophis schotti
Subspecies: Masticophis schotti ruthveni
Name
[edit]Masticophis schotti ruthveni Ortenburger, 1923
- Holotype: UMMZ 57681, adult ♂, collected by A.I. Ortenburger, date unknown.
- Type locality: “Brownsville, [Cameron County,] Texas”.
Combinations
[edit]- Masticophis ruthveni Ortenburger, 1923: 3 [original combination as species]
- Coluber ruthveni — Stejneger & Barbour, 1923: 8 [subsequent combination]
- Masticophis taeniatus ruthveni — Gloyd & Conant, 1934: 4 [subsequent combination, reduced to subspecies]
- Coluber taeniatus ruthveni — Stejneger & Barbour, 1939: 105 [subsequent combination]
- Masticophis schotti ruthveni — Camper & Dixon, 1994: 28 [subsequent combination]
- Coluber schotti ruthveni — Utiger, Schätti & Helfenberger, 2005 [subsequent combination]
Synonyms
[edit]- Masticophis taeniatus australis Smith, 1941: 390 [synonymised by Camper & Dixon (1994: 29)]
- Holotype: USNM 10240, juvenile ♀, collected by Alfredo Dugès in 1879.
- Type locality: “Guanajuato”, Mexico.
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- Ortenburger, A.I. 1923. A note on the genera Coluber and Masticophis, and a description of a new species of Masticophis. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan 139: 1–14. hdl: 2027.42/56578 Reference page.
- Camper, J.D. & Dixon, J.R. 1994. Geographic variation and systematics of the striped whipsnakes (Masticophis taeniatus complex; Reptilia: Serpentes: Colubridae). Annals of the Carnegie Museum 63(1): 1–48. BHL Reference page.
Links
[edit]- Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Masticophis schotti. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 15 September 2022.