Thamnophis atratus hydrophilus

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: Natricinae
Genus: Thamnophis
Species: Thamnophis atratus
Subspecies: Thamnophis atratus hydrophilus

Name

Thamnophis atratus hydrophilus Fitch, 1936

• Holotype: MVZ 18127, adult ♂, collected by H.S. Fitch in 27 July 1934.
• Type locality: “Trail Creek 6 miles from its mouth, Jackson County, Oregon”.

Combinations

• Thamnophis ordinoides hydrophila Fitch, 1936: 648 [original combination]
• Thamnophis elegans hydrophila — Fox, 1951: 487 [subsequent combination]
• Thamnophis couchii hydrophila — Fox & Dessauer, 1964: 266 [subsequent combination]
• Thamnophis atratus hydrophilus — Rossman & Stewart, 1987: 19 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Fitch, H.S. 1936. Amphibians and reptiles of the Rouge River Basin, Oregon. American Midland Naturalist 17(3): 634–652. JSTOR Reference page. 
• Rossman, D.A. & Stewart, G.R. 1987. Taxonomic reevaluation of Thamnophis couchii (Serpentes, Colubridae). Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, Louisiana State University 63: 1–25. PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Thamnophis atratus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 6 May 2018.

Vernacular names

English: Oregon Garter Snake