Interesting Facts
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Description
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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
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- 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:
Colubridae
()
- Colubrids
- Subfamily:
Dipsadinae
()
- Genus:
Helicops
()
- Specific name:
abacurus
- Scientific name: - Helicops abacurus
- Specific name:
abacurus
- Genus:
Helicops
(
- 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
(
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Helicops
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 13 species and subspecies in this genus:
H. angulatus (Mountain Keelback) · H. carinicaudus (Wied's Keelback) · H. danieli (Daniel's Keelback) · H. gomesi (Sao Paulo Keelback) · H. hagmanni (Hagmann's Keelback) · H. leopardinus (Leopard Keelback) · H. modestus (Olive Keelback) · H. pastazae (Shreve's Keelback) · H. petersi (Spiral Keelback) · H. polylepis (Norman's Keelback) · H. scalaris (Hoge's Keelback) · H. trivittatus (Equatorial Keelback) · H. yacu (Peru Keelback)
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Further Reading
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- A synopsis of the reptiles and amphibians of Illinois. By H. Garman. Peoria, Ill., J. W. Franks, 1892 url p. 281.
- Bulletin of the Illinois State Laboratory of Natural History. Bloomington, Ill.: The Laboratory, 1876-1918. url p. 525, p. 525.
- 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. 123, p. 169.
- Catalogue of the snakes in the British Museum (Natural History) by George Albert Boulenger. London, Trustees of the B.M., 1893-96. url p. 291.
- Catalogue of the specimens of snakes in the collection of the British museum. London: Printed by order of the Trustees, 1849. url p. 74, p. 74.
- Herpetology of Missouri. St. Louis, 1911. url p. 192, p. 266.
- Iconographic encyclopaedia of science, literature, and art. systematically arranged by J.G. Heck. Translated from the German, with additions, and edited by Spencer F. Baird. .. illustrated by five hundred steel plates, containing upwards to twelve thousand en New York, R. Garrigue, 1851. url p. 268.
- Illustrated natural history of the animal kingdom, being a systematic and popular description of the habits, structure, and classification of animals from the highest to the lowest forms, with their r New-YorkDerby & Jackson1859 url p. 399.
- Natural history of New York. .. Albany, D. Appleton & co. and Wiley & Putnam;1842-94. url p. 93.
- Natural history of New York. Albany: D. Appleton: 1842-1894. url p. 93, p. 93.
- North American herpetology: or, A description of the reptiles inhabiting the United States / by John Edwards Holbrook. Philadelphia, J. Dobson;1842. url , p. 112, p. 113.
- North American herpetology; or, A description of the reptiles inhabiting the United States. By John Edwards Holbrook. London, J. Dobson;1842. url , p. 112, p. 112, p. 113, p. 113.
- Outlines of general zoology. New York [N.Y.]: Rudolph Garrigue, 1851. url p. 268.
- Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 14 1891 Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc.] url p. 604.
- Smithsonian miscellaneous collections. 2 1862 Washington: Smithsonian Institution, 1862-1968. url p. 123, p. 169.
- Transactions of the Academy of Science of St. Louis. [St. Louis: Academy of Science of St. Louis], 1860-1958. url p. 192, p. 192, p. 266, p. 266, p. 266.
- 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. 93.
Notes
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Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed February 5, 2012.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 194228
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 3969671
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]
