Interesting Facts
Common Names
Common Names in English:
Coachwhip
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
)
- C. 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:
Acrochordidae
(
)
- Subfamily:
Colubrinae
(
)
- Genus:
Coluber
(
)
- Specific name:
flagellum
- Scientific name: - Coluber flagellum
- Specific name:
flagellum
- 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
(
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
- A check list of North American amphibians and reptiles / by Leonhard Stejneger and Thomas Barbour. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1933. url p. 94, p. 95.
- A manual of land and fresh water vertebrate animals of the United States (exclusive of birds) by Henry Sherring Pratt. .. Philadelphia, P. Blakiston's Son & Co., inc.[c1935] url p. 206, p. 395, p. 396.
- Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Washington: Smithsonian Institution, -1965. url p. 80, p. 95, p. 99.
- Bulletin - United States National Museum. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc.];1877-1971. url p. 1817, p. 232, p. 237, p. 95.
- Bulletin of the Essex Institute. Salem, Mass.: Essex Institute. url p. 26.
- Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. 93 1943 Cambridge, Mass.: The Museum, 1863- url p. 129, p. 232, p. 239, p. 245, p. 256.
- Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences. Los Angeles, Calif.: The Academy, 1902-1971. url p. 90.
- Bulletin. Salem, Mass. url p. 26.
- Catalogue of colubrine snakes in the collection of the British Museum / by Dr. Albert Gu?nther. London: Printed by order of the Trustees, 1858. url p. 118.
- Catalogue of the snakes in the British Museum (Natural History) by George Albert Boulenger. London, Trustees of the B.M., 1893-96. url p. 389.
- Handbook of amphibians and reptiles of Kansas. 1950 Lawrence, 1950 url p. 230.
- Herpetology of Missouri. St. Louis, 1911. url p. 172.
- Journal of entomology and zoology. Claremont, Calif., U.S.A.: Pomona College Dept. of Zoology, [1913- url p. 66.
- Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy, at Harvard College, Cambridge, Mass. 8 1883 Cambridge [Mass.]: The Museum, 1876-1940. url p. 147.
- Miscellaneous publication - University of Kansas, Museum of Natural History. 1956 Lawrence: University of Kansas, 1946-1996. url fig. 179, page 240.
- Museum paper / Alabama Museum of Natural History. University, Ala.: Alabama Museum of Natural History, 1910-1960. url p. 28.
- Museum paper. University, Ala. [etc.]1910- url p. 28.
- Naturalist's guide to the Americas, prepared by the Committee on the Preservation of Natural Conditions of the Ecological Society of America, with assistance from numerous organizations and individuals, assembled and edited by chairman, Baltimore, Williams & Wilkins, 1926. url p. 414, p. 414.
- North American herpetology, or, A description of the reptiles inhabiting the United States / 1 1836 Philadelphia: J. Dobson, 1836-1840. url p. 107.
- North American herpetology: or, A description of the reptiles inhabiting the United States / by John Edwards Holbrook. Philadelphia, J. Dobson;1842. url p. 11.
- North American herpetology; or, A description of the reptiles inhabiting the United States. By John Edwards Holbrook. London, J. Dobson;1842. url p. 11.
- Occasional papers of the California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco: California Academy of Sciences, url p. 508.
- Proceedings - California Academy of Sciences, 4th series. San Francisco, California Academy of Sciences. url p. 410, p. 724.
- Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia url p. 253, p. 253.
- Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. Washington, Biological Society of Washington url p. 136.
- Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco: California Academy of Sciences, 1979- url p. 49.
- Proceedings of the United States National Museum. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc.] url p. 66.
- Report of the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution and financial report of the Executive Committee of the Board of Regents for the year ending June 30. .. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution, 1933-1965. url p. 108, p. 89.
- Smithsonian miscellaneous collections. 2 1862 Washington: Smithsonian Institution, 1862-1968. url p. 98.
- Snakes of Kansas / Edwin B. Branson. Lawrence, Kansas: University of Kansas, 1904. url p. 409.
- The Great Basin naturalist. 1 1939 Provo, Utah: M.L. Bean Life Science Museum, Brigham Young University, 1939-1999. url p. 142, p. 675.
- The University of Colorado studies. Boulder, University of Colorado. url p. 104.
- The University of Kansas science bulletin. 2 1904 [Lawrence]: University of Kansas, 1902-1996. url p. 409.
- The amphibia and reptilia of Colorado / Max M. Ellis and Junius Henderson. Boulder: University of Colorado, 1913. url p. 104.
- Transactions of the Academy of Science of St. Louis. [St. Louis: Academy of Science of St. Louis], 1860-1958. url p. 172, p. 172.
- Tulane studies in zoology and botany. 16 1970 New Orleans: Tulane University, [1968- url p. 33, p. 55.
- University of Kansas publications, Museum of Natural History. 18 1969 Lawrence, University of Kansas. url p. 413, p. 51.
- Voyage of the 'Albatross' to the Gulf of California in 1911. New York, 1916. url p. 626.
Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 9, 2012.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3403232
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 4120511
