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Pituophis (gopher snake)
Taxonomy
Pituophis was named by Holbrook (1842). It is extant.
It was assigned to Colubridae by Cope (1875), Behler and King (1979); and to Colubrinae by Parmley and Holman (1995), Uetz (2005), Parmley and Hunter (2010).
It was assigned to Colubridae by Cope (1875), Behler and King (1979); and to Colubrinae by Parmley and Holman (1995), Uetz (2005), Parmley and Hunter (2010).
Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1842 | Pituophis Holbrook |
| 1875 | Pityophis Cope p. 39 |
| 1979 | Pituophis Behler and King |
| 1995 | Pituophis Parmley and Holman p. 84 |
| 2005 | Pituophis Uetz |
| 2010 | Pituophis Parmley and Hunter p. 531 |
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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. Pituophis Holbrook 1842 [gopher snake]
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Pituophis melanoleucus Daudin 1803 [pine snake]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available