Interesting Facts
Common Names
Common Names in English:
Brown Chin Racer, Brownchin Racer, Racer
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
)
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
)
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
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)
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
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)
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
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)
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
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)
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
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)
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
)
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Reptilia
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)
- Reptiles
- Subclass:
Diapsida
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)
- Infraclass:
Lepidosauromorpha
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)
- Superorder:
Lepidosauria
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)
-
- Order:
Squamata
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)
- Suborder:
Serpentes
(
)
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
- Superfamily:
Colubroidea
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)
- Family:
Acrochordidae
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)
- Subfamily:
Colubrinae
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)
- Genus:
Coluber
(
)
- Linnaeus, 1758
- Specific name:
constrictor
- Subspecies:
helvigularis
- Scientific name: - Coluber constrictor helvigularis
- Subspecies:
helvigularis
- Specific name:
constrictor
- Genus:
Coluber
(
- Subfamily:
Colubrinae
(
- Family:
Acrochordidae
(
- 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
(
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: October 21, 1999.
Similar Species
Members of the genus Coluber
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 33 species and subspecies in this genus:
C. andreanus (Andreas' Racer) · C. bholanathi (Sharma's Racer) · C. brevis (Short Racer) · C. constrictor (Eastern Racer) · C. constrictor anthicus (Buttermilk Racer) · C. constrictor constrictor (Northern Black Racer) · C. constrictor etheridgei (Tan Racer) · C. constrictor flaviventris (Eastern Yellowbelly Racer) · C. constrictor foxii (Blue Racer) · C. constrictor helvigularis (Brown Chin Racer) · C. constrictor latrunculus (Black-Masked Racer) · C. constrictor oaxaca (Mexican Racer) · C. constrictor paludicola (Everglades Racer) · C. constrictor priapus (Southern Black Racer) · C. elegantissimus (Elegant Racer) · C. flagellum (Coachwhip) · C. flagellum flagellum (Eastern Coachwhip) · C. florulentus (Flowered Racer) · C. florulentus florulentus (Flowered Racer) · C. gracilis (Graceful Racer) · C. karelini (Spotted Desert Racer) · C. mentovarius (Neotropical Whip Snake) · C. messanai (Schatti's Racer) · C. mormon mormon (Western Yellow-Bellied Racer) · C. najadum (Ghamcheh Snake) · C. najadum najadum (Ghamcheh Snake) · C. rogersi (Rogers' Racer) · C. sinai (Sinai Racer.) · C. smithi (Smith's Racer) · C. thomasi (Thomas' Semi-Banded Racer) · C. variabilis (Variable Snake) · C. ventromaculatus (Hardwicke's Rat Snake) · C. ventromaculatus ventromaculatus (Hardwicke's Rat Snake)
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Further Reading
- Patterns of geographic variation in Florida snakes / by Steven P. Christman. 1975. url p. 350.
- Tulane studies in zoology. 2 1955 New Orleans: Tulane University, 1953-1968. url p. 105, p. 93.
Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 9, 2012.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 14, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2547802
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Rep-7045
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13516007
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 209195
- Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: ARADB07016
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 177789
