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Thamnophis sirtalis

Reptilia - Colubridae

Taxonomy
Thamnophis sirtalis was named by Linnaeus.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
T. sauritus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Thamnophis sirtalis Hay p. 270
1985Thamnophis sirtalis Holman

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Eugnathostomata
—Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
suborderOphidia(Latreille 1804)
—Serpentes(Linnaeus 1758)
familyColubridae
genusThamnophisFitzinger 1843
speciessirtalisLinnaeus

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.

†Thamnophis sirtalis Linnaeus
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Life habit: amphibiousg
Diet: carnivoreg
Diet 2: piscivoreg
Created: 2005-09-06 16:05:03
Modified: 2005-09-06 18:05:03
Source: g = genus, subp = subphylum, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Behler and King 1979, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Blancan to the top of the Rancholabrean or 4.70000 to 0.01400 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (Nebraska) Thamnophis sirtalis (19954 19960 27572)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (Kansas) Thamnophis sirtalis (20293 20390)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (Texas) Thamnophis sirtalis (20318)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (Arkansas) Thamnophis sirtalis (20290)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (South Dakota) Thamnophis sirtalis (20389)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Colorado) Thamnophis sirtalis (20358 20361 20369 27698)
Rancholabrean0.21 - 0.014USA (Florida) Thamnophis sirtalis (20491)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Georgia) Thamnophis sirtalis (13066)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Alabama) Thamnophis sirtalis (84181)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Thamnophis sirtalis (154922)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) Thamnophis sirtalis (82258)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Georgia) Thamnophis sirtalis (20604)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Thamnophis sirtalis (20650)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0USA (Tennessee) Thamnophis sirtalis (63429)