Description
Family Colubridae
The family Colubridae, which includes the kingsnakes (Lampropeltis spp. ), is the largest, most widespread, and diverse family of snakes , with few physical characteristics universal among all species. The family contains 70 percent of the known species of snakes, with more than 1700 species worldwide (Pough et al. 1998). Although some colubrids are dangerously venomous , most are harmless to humans. [1]
Subfamily Dipsadinae
These snakes are the New World counterparts of the Pareinae and resemble them in appearance and habits. They live in tropical America.
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- Auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Reptilia
()
- Reptiles
- Subclass:
Diapsida
()
- Infraclass:
Lepidosauromorpha
()
- Superorder:
Lepidosauria
()
-
- Order:
Squamata
()
- Suborder:
Serpentes
()
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
- Superfamily:
Colubroidea
()
- Family:
Colubridae
()
- Colubrids
- Subfamily:
Dipsadinae
()
- Genus:
Alsophis
()
- Reinhardt & Lütken, 1863
- Specific name:
cantherigerus
- (Gundlach & Peters 1864)
- Subspecies:
adspersus
- Scientific name: - Alsophis cantherigerus adspersus (Gundlach & Peters 1864)
- Subspecies:
adspersus
- Specific name:
cantherigerus
- (Gundlach & Peters 1864)
- Genus:
Alsophis
(
- Subfamily:
Dipsadinae
(
- Family:
Colubridae
(
- Superfamily:
Colubroidea
(
- Suborder:
Serpentes
(
- Order:
Squamata
(
- Superorder:
Lepidosauria
(
- Infraclass:
Lepidosauromorpha
(
- Subclass:
Diapsida
(
- Class:
Reptilia
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Unambiguous Synonyms
- Alsophis cantherigerus adspersus /i> (Gundlach & Peters 1864)
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name .
Similar Species
Members of the genus Alsophis
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 68 species and subspecies in this genus:
A.anegadae · A.angulifer · A.angustilineatus · A.anomalus (Hispaniola Racer) · A.antiguae (Antiguan Racer) · A.antiguae antiguae · A.antiguae sajdaki · A.antillensis (Antilles Racer) · A.antillensis antillensis (Antilles Racer) · A.antillensis manselli · A.antillensis sibonius · A.ater (Jamaica Racer) · A.biserialis (Galapagos Racer) · A.biserialis biserialis · A.biserialis dorsalis · A.biserialis occidentalis · A.brooksi · A.bruesi · A.cantherigerus (Cuban Racer) · A.cantherigerus adspersus · A.cantherigerus cantherigerus (Cuban Racer) · A.cantherigerus caymanus · A.cantherigerus schwartzi · A.caymanus · A.chamissonis · A.dorsalis · A.dorsalis dorsalis · A.dorsalis helleri · A.elegans · A.elegans elegans · A.elegans rufodorsatus · A.funereus · A.fuscicauda · A.hoodensis · A.leucomelas · A.leucomelas antiguae · A.melanichinus (La Vega Racer) · A.melanichnus (La Vega Racer) · A.ordinatus · A.parvifrons · A.portoricensis (Puerto Rican Racer) · A.portoricensis anegadae · A.portoricensis aphantus · A.portoricensis nicholsi · A.portoricensis portoricensis (Puerto Rican Racer) · A.portoricensis prymnus · A.portoricensis richardi · A.portoricensis variegatus · A.pulcher · A.rijersmai (Leeward Island Racer) · A.rijgersmaei (Leeward Islands Racer) · A.rufiventris (Orange-Bellied Racer) · A.sanctaecrucis (Saint Croix Racer) · A.sancticrucis · A.sanctonum · A.sanctonum danforthi · A.sanctonum sanctonum · A.tachymenoides · A.variegatus · A.vudi · A.vudii (Bahamian Racer) · A.vudii aterrimus · A.vudii picticeps · A.vudii raineyi · A.vudii utowanae · A.vudii vudii · A.biserialis subsp. biserialis · A.biserialis subsp. dorsalis
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Further Reading
- Bauer et al. (1995) Herpetological contr. W. C.H. Peters.
- Bibron (1840) Arthus Bertrand, Paris.
- Bibron (1843) Arthus Bertrand, Paris.
- Boulenger (1894) Catalogue Snakes, Vol. II.
- Dominguez et al. (2006) Herpetological Review 37 (3): 349.
- Estrada (1998) Carib. J. Sci. 34 (1-2): 106-112
- Fong et al. (2002) Reptilia (GB). 21):55-57.
- Garman (1887) Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc. 24: 273-286.
- Geißler (2005) Reptilia (Münster) 10 (6): 42-49
- Grant (1941) Bulletin of the Institute of Jamaica, Science Series [1940] (2):1-56
- Grant (1959) Herpetologica 15 (1): 58-60
- Henderson et al. (1986) Lore (Milwaukee Public Museum) 36(3):13-18.
- Kardong (1980) Breviora, Mus. Comp. Zool. (463):1-26.
- Maglio (1970) Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 141 (1): 1-54
- Mattison (2007) Princeton University Press
- Peters (1864) Mber. k. preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin [1864]: 381-399
- Peters et al. (1968) Biol. Schule 8/9:337-46.
- Petzold (1969) Salamandra 5:124-40.
- Petzold (1978) Zool. Garten N.F., Jena 48(2/3):155-63.
- Schmidt et al. (2005) Natur und Tier Verlag, Münster, 159 pp.
- Schwartz & Henderson (1991) Amph. Rept. West Indies.
- Schwartz, A. & Henderson, R. W. (1991): Amphibians and reptiles of the West Indies: descriptions, distributions, and Natural History
- Wilson et al. (2002) Herpetological Review. 33(2):90-94
Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 11, 2006.
- Uetz, Peter. The Reptile Database
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2535980
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Rep-1227
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13519790
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 795188
Footnotes
- Painter, Charles W., Chuck L. Hayes, and James N. Stuart "Recovery and Conservation of the Gray-Banded Kingsnake. New Mexico Department of Game and Fish. May 1, 2002. [back]
Curator for this page: Juan Pablo Hurtado. Date last reviewed: 12/30/1899
