Masticophis schotti

Masticophis schotti

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 schotti
Subspecies (2): M. s. ruthveni – M. s. schotti

Name

Masticophis schotti Baird & Girard, 1853

• Holotype: USNM 1972, adult ♂, collected by Arthur Schott, date unknown.
• Type locality: “Eagle Pass, Tex.”

Combinations

• Masticophis schotti Baird & Girard, 1853: 160 [original combination, as species]
• Bascanium schottii — Cope, 1891: 629 [subsequent combination]
• Masticophis taeniatus schotti — Gloyd & Conant, 1934: 5 [subsequent combination, reduced to subspecies]
• Masticophis schotti — Camper & Dixon, 1994: 27 [subsequent combination, restaure to species]

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. 
• 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

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Masticophis schotti. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 15 September 2022.
• Hammerson, G.A., Lavin, P., Mendoza-Quijano, F. 2007. IUCN: Masticophis schotti  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T63848A12721761. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63848A12721761.en. Accessed on 15 September 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Schott's Whipsnake

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