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Pantherophis

Osteichthyes - Colubridae

Taxonomy
Pantherophis was named by Fitzinger (1843). It is extant.

It was assigned to Colubridae by Mead and Steadman (2017); and to Colubrinae by Eshelman et al. (2025).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Pantherophis Fitzinger
2017Pantherophis Mead and Steadman p. 433
2025Pantherophis Eshelman et al. p. 81

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
suborderOphidia(Latreille 1804)
Serpentes(Linnaeus 1758)
familyColubridae
subfamilyColubrinae
genusPantherophisFitzinger 1843

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Pantherophis Fitzinger 1843
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available