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:
schistosus
- Scientific name: - Helicops schistosus
- Specific name:
schistosus
- 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)
More Info
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Further Reading
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- A popular treatise on the common Indian snakes / by Captain F. Wall. s.l.: s.n., 19-- url p. 1009, p. 718.
- Anatomical and zoological researches: comprising an account of the zoological results of the two expeditions to western Yunnan in 1868 and 1875; and a monograph of the two cetacean genera, Platanista and Orcella / London: B. Quaritch, 1878. url .
- Bulletin - United States National Museum. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc.];1877-1971. url p. 201.
- Catalogue of the snakes in the British Museum (Natural History) by George Albert Boulenger. London, Trustees of the B.M., 1893-96. url p. 274.
- Journal of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society. 32-33 1899-1900 Singapore: the Society, 1878-1922. url p. 207.
- List of snakes in the Indian Museum / Calcutta: Trustees, 1891. url .
- Ophidia taprobanica; or, The snakes of Ceylon. Colombo, H. R. Cottle, govt. printer, 1921. url , , , , p. 135, p. 141, p. 263, p. 296, p. 565, p. 567, p. 571.
- Phyletic analysis of fifty characters of advanced snakes [by] Hymen Marx and George B. Rabb. 63 1972 [Chicago, Field Museum of Natural History]1972. url p. 226.
- Records of the Indian Museum. Calcutta: Pub. by order of the trustees of the Indian Museum, . 1907-1962. url , p. 146.
- Reptilia and Batrachia / by George A. Boulenger. London: Taylor and Francis, 1890. url p. 352.
- Reptilia and Batrachia. By George A. Boulenger. London: Taylor and Francis, 1890. url p. 352.
- Reptilia and batrachia. By George A. Boulenger. London, Taylor and Francis, [etc., etc.]1890. url p. 352.
- Reptilia and batrachia. London, Taylor and Francis, 1890. url .
- Sexual size differences in reptiles / by Henry S. Fitch. 1981 Lawrence: University of Kansas, 1981. url p. 51.
- Spolia zeylanica. S.l.: s.n. url , , p. 145, p. 206, p. 233, p. 304, p. 70.
- The Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. Bombay: The Society, url , , , p. 323, p. 391, p. 395, p. 566, p. 583, p. 718, p. 862.
- The common snakes of India and Burma and how to recognize them / by W.H. Cazaly. Allahabad: Pioneer Press, 1914. url , p. 30.
- The poisonous terrestrial snakes of our British Indian dominions, including Ceylon, and how to recognize them; with symptoms of snake poisoning and treatment. Bombay, Bombay Natural History Society, 1913. url .
- The reptiles of China: turtles, crocodilians, snakes, lizards / by Clifford H. Pope; with 78 illustrations in the text, including a map, and 27 plates at end. New York: American Museum of Natural History, 1935. url , , p. 159.
- The snakes of the Philippine Islands, Manila, Bureau of Printing, 1922. url .
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: 194255
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 3969679
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]
