Interesting Facts
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
(
)
- 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
(
)
- Suborder:
Serpentes
(
)
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
- Superfamily:
Colubroidea
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)
- Family:
Acrochordidae
(
)
- Subfamily:
Colubrinae
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)
- Genus:
Coluber
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)
- Specific name:
saurita
- Scientific name: - Coluber saurita
- Specific name:
saurita
- 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. 124, p. 116, p. 103.
- Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Washington: Smithsonian Institution, -1965. url p. 1020.
- Annual report of the regents of the university of the state of New York on the condition of the State Cabinet of Natural History and the historical and antiquarian collection annexed thereto. Albany, Regents of the University of the State of New York. url p. 110.
- Bulletin - United States National Museum. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc.];1877-1971. url p. 158, p. 8.
- Bulletin of the Essex Institute. Salem, Mass.: Essex Institute. url p. 23.
- Bulletin. Salem, Mass. url p. 23.
- Catalogue of North American reptiles in the Museum of the Smithsonian institution: Part I.--Serpents / by S. F. Baird and C. Girard. Washington, Smithsonian Institution, 1853. url p. 24.
- 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. 72.
- Catalogue of the snakes in the British Museum (Natural History) by George Albert Boulenger. London, Trustees of the B.M., 1893-96. url p. 212.
- Catalogue of type specimens of reptiles and amphibians in Chicago Natural History Museum. 36 1958 [Chicago]Chicago Natural History Museum, 1958. url p. 477, p. 494.
- History of Lancaster County. Lancaster, Penn., G. Hills, 1844. url .
- History of Lancaster County: to which is prefixed a brief sketch of the early history of Pennsylvania / compiled from authentic sources by I. Daniel Rupp. Lancaster, Penn.: Gilbert Hills, 1844. url p. 471, p. 471.
- History of Vermont, natural, civil and statistical, in three parts, with an appendix. 1853. By Zadock Thompson. Burlington, The author, 1853. url p. 115.
- Illustrated catalogue of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy, at Harvard College / published by order of the Legislature of Massachusetts. Cambridge: Museum of Comparative Zoology, 1865-1875. url p. 23.
- Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. Philadelphia: Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1817-1918. url p. 352, p. 400.
- Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy, at Harvard College, Cambridge, Mass. 8 1883 Cambridge [Mass.]: The Museum, 1876-1940. url p. 137, p. 23.
- Miscellaneous publication - University of Kansas, Museum of Natural History. 1956 Lawrence: University of Kansas, 1946-1996. url fig. 229, page 296.
- Natural history of New York. .. Albany, D. Appleton & co. and Wiley & Putnam;1842-94. url p. 47.
- Natural history of New York. Albany: D. Appleton: 1842-1894. url p. 47.
- North American herpetology: or, A description of the reptiles inhabiting the United States / by John Edwards Holbrook. Philadelphia, J. Dobson;1842. url p. 21.
- North American herpetology; or, A description of the reptiles inhabiting the United States. By John Edwards Holbrook. London, J. Dobson;1842. url p. 21.
- Occasional papers of the Boston Society of Natural History. Boston, Boston Society of Natural History, 1869-1941. url p. 11.
- On the reptiles and Batrachians of North America. Frankfort, Major, Johnston & Barrett, Yeoman, 1883. url p. 23.
- On the serpents of New York; with a notice of a species not hitherto included in the fauna of the state. By Spencer F. Baird. Albany, C. Van Benthuysen, printer, 1854. url p. 14.
- Opinions and declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. London, Printed by order of the International Trust for Zoological Nomenclature. url , p. 191, p. 193, p. 195, p. 200, p. 201, p. 202, p. 212, p. 213, p. 215, p. 216, p. 217, p. 218, p. 219, p. 220, p. 224, p. 225, p. 226, p. 228, p. 515.
- Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia url p. 19.
- Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History. Boston [etc.]Boston Society of Natural History. url p. 61.
- Report of the Geological Survey of Ohio. Columbus, Nevins & Myers, state printers, 1873-93. url .
- Report of the Michigan Academy of Science. Lansing, Mich.: The Academy, 1904-1916. url p. 124.
- Report on the reptiles and amphibians of Ohio / by W.H. Smith. Columbus: Nevins & Meyers, 1882 url p. 679.
- Science. New York, N.Y.: [s.n.]1880- url p. 910.
- Smithsonian miscellaneous collections. 2 1862 Washington: Smithsonian Institution, 1862-1968. url p. 24.
- The American journal of science and arts. New-Haven: S. Converse, url p. 41.
- The American journal of science. 11 1826 New Haven, Kline Geology Laboratory, Yale University. url p. 274.
- The Bulletin of zoological nomenclature. London, International Trust for Zoological Nomenclature. url p. 144, p. 146, p. 434, p. 67.
- The batrachians and reptiles of the State of Indiana / by Oliver Perry Hay. Indianapolis: Wm. B. Burford, 1892. url p. 113.
- The natural and civil history of Vermont Burlington, Vt.: Printed by Samuel Mills: Sold at his bookstore in Burlington, by Mills and White, Middlebury, Isaiah Thomas, Jun. Worcester, Thomas and Andrews, Boston, Thomas and Whipple and S. Sawyer and Co. Newbu1809. url .
- The reptiles and batrachians of Rhode Island / by Frederick P. Drowne. Providence, R.I.: C. Abbott Davis, 1905. url p. 14.
- Variations and genetic relationships of the garter-snakes, by Alexander G. Ruthven. Washington, Govt. print. off., 1908. url p. 8.
- Zoology of New York, or the New-York fauna: comprising detailed descriptions of all the animals hitherto observed within the state of New York, with brief notices of those occasionally found near its borders, and accompanied by appropriate illu by James De Kay. Albany: Printed by Carroll and Cook, printers to the Assembly [etc.], 1842-44. url p. 47.
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: 2538022
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 4010009
