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Virginia

Reptilia - Colubridae

Taxonomy
Virginia was named by Baird and Girard (1853). It is extant.

It was assigned to Colubridae by Cope (1875), Behler and King (1979); and to Natricinae by Uetz (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1853Virginia Baird and Girard
1875Virginia Cope p. 35
1979Virginia Behler and King
2005Virginia Uetz

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
suborderOphidia(Latreille 1804)
—Serpentes(Linnaeus 1758)
familyColubridae
subfamilyNatricinaeBonaparte 1838
genusVirginiaBaird and Girard 1853

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. Virginia Baird and Girard 1853
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available