Interesting Facts
Common Names
Common Names in English:
Arid Land Ribbon Snake, Western Ribbon Snake
Description
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]
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:
Lepidosauria
()
- Subclass:
Diapsida
()
- Infraclass:
Lepidosauromorpha
()
- Superorder:
Lepidosauria
()
-
- Order:
Squamata
()
- Suborder:
Serpentes
()
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
- Superfamily:
Colubroidea
()
- Family:
Colubridae
()
- Colubrids
- Subfamily:
Natricinae
()
- Genus:
Thamnophis
()
- Fitzinger, 1843
- Specific name:
proximus
- Rossman 1963
- Subspecies:
diabolicus
- Scientific name: - ican Amphibians and Reptiles, Third Edition. Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles. St. Louis, Missouri, USA. ii-41. ISBN: 0-916984-21-4.
- Collins, J. T. 1997. Standard Common and Current Scientific Names fo
- Subspecies:
diabolicus
- Specific name:
proximus
- Rossman 1963
- Genus:
Thamnophis
(
- Subfamily:
Natricinae
(
- Family:
Colubridae
(
- Superfamily:
Colubroidea
(
- Suborder:
Serpentes
(
- Order:
Squamata
(
- Superorder:
Lepidosauria
(
- Infraclass:
Lepidosauromorpha
(
- Subclass:
Diapsida
(
- Class:
Lepidosauria
(
- 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 Thamnophis
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 68 species and subspecies in this genus:
T. angustirostris (Longnose Garter Snake) · T. atratus (Aquatic Gartersnake) · T. atratus atratus (Santa Cruz Garter Snake) · T. atratus hydrophilus (Aquatic Garter Snake) · T. brachystoma (Short-Headed Garter Snake) · T. butleri (Butler's Gartersnake) · T. chrysocephalus (Goldenhead Garter Snake) · T. couchii (Couch's Garter Snake) · T. couchii couchii (Western Aquatic Garter Snake) · T. cyrtopsis (Black-Necked Garter Snake) · T. cyrtopsis collaris (Black-Necked Garter Snake) · T. cyrtopsis ocellatus (Black-Headed Garter Snake) · T. elegans (Terrestrial Gartersnake) · T. elegans arizonae (Arizona Garter Snake) · T. elegans elegans (Mountain Garter Snake) · T. elegans terrestris (Coast Garter Snake) · T. elegans vagrans (Wandering Garter Snake) · T. elegans vascotanneri (Upper Basin Garter Snake) · T. eques (Mexican Gartersnake) · T. eques eques (Mexican Garter Snake) · T. eques megalops (Mexican Garter Snake) · T. exsul (Montane Garter Snake) · T. fulvus (Highland Garter Snake) · T. gigas (Giant Gartersnake) · T. godmani (Godman's Garter Snake) · T. hammondi (Two-Striped Garter Snake) · T. hammondii (Two-Striped Gartersnake) · T. marcianus (Checkered Garter Snake) · T. melanogaster (Blackbelly Garter Snake) · T. melanogaster melanogaster (Blackbelly Garter Snake) · T. mendax (Tamaulipan Montane Garter Snake) · T. ordinoides (Northwestern Gartersnake) · T. ordinoides ordinoides (Northwestern Garter Snake) · T. proximus (Western Ribbon Snake) · T. proximus diabolicus (Arid Land Ribbon Snake) · T. proximus orarius (Gulf Coast Ribbon Snake) · T. proximus (Western Ribbon Snake) · T. proximus rubrilineatus (Redstripe Ribbon Snake) · T. radix (Plains Gartersnake) · T. radix haydeni (Plains Garter Snake) · T. radix haydenii (Western Plains Garter Snake) · T. radix radix (Eastern Plains Garter Snake) · T. rossmani (Rossman's Garter Snake) · T. rufipunctatus (Narrow-Headed Garter Snake) · T. rufipunctatus rufipunctatus (Narrowhead Garter Snake) · T. sauritus (Eastern Ribbonsnake) · T. sauritus nitae (Blue-Striped Ribbon Snake) · T. sauritus sackenii (Eastern Ribbon Snake) · T. sauritus sauritus (Eastern Ribbon Snake) · T. sauritus septentrionalis (Eastern Ribbon Snake) · T. scalaris (Longtail Alpine Garter Snake) · T. scaliger (Short-Tail Alpine Garter Snake) · T. sirtalis (San Francisco Garter Snake) · T. sirtalis annectens (Common Garter Snake) · T. sirtalis concinnus (Common Garter Snake) · T. sirtalis dorsalis (Common Garter Snake) · T. sirtalis fitchi (Common Garter Snake) · T. sirtalis infernalis (California Red-Sided Garter Snake) · T. sirtalis pallidulus (Common Garter Snake) · T. sirtalis parietalis (Common Garter Snake) · T. sirtalis pickeringii (Common Garter Snake) · T. sirtalis semifasciatus (Chicago Garter Snake) · T. sirtalis similis (Blue-Striped Garter Snake) · T. sirtalis sirtalis (Common Garter Snake) · T. sirtalis tetrataenia (Common Garter Snake) · T. sumichrasti (Sumichrast's Garter Snake) · T. valida (West Coast Garter Snake) · T. valida valida (West Coast Garter Snake)
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Further Reading
- Baird & Girard (1853) Cat. North Am. Rept. Mus. Smiths. Inst. 1. Serpents.
- Blair et al. (1996) Herpetological Review 27 (4): 215
- Boundy (2004) Herp. Rev. 35 (2): 1914-196
- Bourguignon (2002) Strumpfbandnattern. E. Ulmer Verlag, 125 pp.
- Brown et al. (1975) Herpetological Review 6 (3): 78-79
- Collins, J. T. 1990. Standard Common and Current Scientific Names for North American Amphibians and Reptiles, Third Edition. Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles. St. Louis, Missouri, USA. ii-41. ISBN: 0-916984-21-4.
- Collins, J. T. 1997. Standard Common and Current Scientific Names for North American Amphibians and Reptiles, Fourth Edition. Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles. St. Louis, Missouri, USA. ii-40. ISBN: 0-916984-44-3.
- Conant & Collins (1991) Field Guide Rept. Amph. E/C North America, 3rd ed.
- Conant, R. and J. T. Collins 1991. A Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians, Eastern and Central North America, Third Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company. Boston, Massachusetts. 450.
- Craven et al. (1996) Snakes of Wisconsin.
- Garman (1892) Bull. Essex Inst. 24: 98-109
- Grübner (2006) Draco 6 (25): 66-76
- Hallmen (2006) Draco 6 (25): 102-113
- Hallmen et al. (2001) Natur und Tier Verlag (Münster), 192 pp.
- Hallmen et al. (2006) Draco 6 (25): 50-59
- Leonard (1994) Herpetological Review 25 (1): 35
- Meerman (1978) Lacerta 37 (3): 45-49
- Peters et al. (1970) Catalogue Neotropical Squamata.
- Queiroz et al. (2002) Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 22: 315-329
- Rossman (1962) Copeia 1962 (4): 741-748
- Rossman (1963) Bull. Florida St. Mus. 7: 99-178.
- Rossman (1970) Cat. Amer. Amph. Rept. No. 98: 1-2.
- Rossman et al. (1996) University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, OK, xx + 332 + pp.
- Say (1823) In James, Long`s Expedition to the Rocky Mountains 1819-1820, Vol. 1
- Seufer (1979) Herpetofauna 1 (2): 28-32
- Sonnenberg (2006) Draco 6 (25): 40-49
- Stebbins (1985) Field Guide Western Rept. and Amph., 2nd ed.
- Stebbins, Robert C. 1985. A Field Guide to Western Reptiles and Amphibians, Second Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company. Boston, Mass. 336.
- Thornton et al. (1996) Herpetological Review 27 (1): 36
- Wilson & Meyer (1985) Snakes Honduras. 2d ed.
Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.
- Uetz, Peter. The Reptile Database
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2549543
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Rep-30208
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13517030
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 209133
- Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: ARADB36091
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 165440
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]
