Pituophis catenifer pumilis

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: Pituophis
Species: Pituophis catenifer
Subspecies: Pituophis catenifer pumilis

Name

Pituophis catenifer pumilis Klauber, 1946

Holotype: SDSNH 17238.

Synonyms

• Pituophis catenifer pumilis Klauber, 1946
• Pituophis melanoleucus pumilis — Stebbins, 1985: 190
• Pituophis catenifer pumilis — Crother, 2000: 68

References

• Klauber, Laurence M. 1946: A new gopher snake (Pituophis) from Santa Cruz Island, California. Transactions of the San Diego Society of Natural History, 11 (2): 41–48.
• Stebbins, R.C. 1985: A Field Guide to Western Reptiles and Amphibians, 2nd ed. Houghton Mifflin, Boston.
• Pituophis catenifer at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 04 oct 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Santa Cruz Gopher Snake