Pantherophis obsoletus quadrivittata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Colubrinae
Genus: Pantherophis
Species: Pantherophis obsoletus
Subspecies: Pantherophis obsoletus quadrivittata

Name

Pantherophis obsoletus quadrivittata (Holbrook, 1842)

Synonyms

• Coluber quadri-vittatus Holbrook, 1842 (fide Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854)
• Elaphis quadri-vittatus — Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854: 265
• Scotophis quadrivittatus — Baird & Girard, 1853: 80
• Elaphe williamsi Barbour & Carr, 1940 (?)
• Elaphe obsoleta williamsi
• Elaphe obsoleta quadrivittata — Conant & Collins, 1991: 198
• Elaphe obsoleta quadrivittata — Crother, 2000: 62

References

• Holbrook, John E. 1836: North American Herpetology, Ed.1, Vol. 1.
• 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.
• Pantherophis obsoletus at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 02 oct 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Yellow Rat Snake