Pantherophis obsoletus obsoletus

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: Pantherophis
Species: Pantherophis obsoletus
Subspecies: Pantherophis obsoletus obsoletus

Name

Pantherophis obsoletus obsoletus (Say, 1823)

Type locality: USA: Kansas, Leavenworth County, Cow Island.

Synonyms

• Elaphe obsoleta Say, 1823: 140
• Scotophis alleghaniensis Baird & Girard, 1853: 73
• Coluber Alleghaniensis — Holbrook, 1836
• Elaphis holbrookii Duméril & Bibron, 1854: 272 (fide Burbrink, 2000)
• Elaphis alleghaniensis — Hallowell, 1856: 243
• Elaphe obsoleta obsoleta — Conant & Collins, 1991: 197
• Elaphe obsoleta obsoleta — Crother, 2000: 62
• Elaphe alleghaniensis — Burbrink, 2001

References

• Conant, R. & Collins, J.T. 1991: A Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of Eastern/Central North America, 3rd ed. Houghton Mifflin (Boston/New York), xx + 450 p.
• Burbrink, Frank T. 2001: Systematics of the Eastern Ratsnake complex (Elaphe obsoleta). Herpetological Monographs 15: 1–53.
• Pantherophis obsoletus at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 02 oct 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Black Rat Snake