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Masticophis (whip snake)

Reptilia - Colubridae

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

It was assigned to Colubridae by Behler and King (1979); and to Colubrinae by Parmley and Holman (1995), Uetz (2005), Parmley and Hunter (2010).

Species lacking formal opinion data
M. flagellum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1853Masticophis Baird and Girard
1979Masticophis Behler and King
1995Masticophis Parmley and Holman p. 82
2005Masticophis Uetz
2010Masticophis Parmley and Hunter p. 529

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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
subfamilyColubrinae
genusMasticophisBaird 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. Masticophis Baird and Girard 1853 [whip snake]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingg
Diet: carnivoreg
Created: 2005-09-06 15:59:38
Modified: 2005-09-06 17:59:38
Source: g = genus, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Behler and King 1979, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

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

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Hemphillian - Blancan9.4 - 1.4USA (Tennessee) Masticophis sp. (26574)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (Nebraska) Masticophis flagellum (19954)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (New Mexico) Masticophis flagellum (19982)
Rancholabrean0.21 - 0.014USA (California) Masticophis sp. (240844)
Rancholabrean0.21 - 0.014USA (Florida) Masticophis flagellum (20491)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Masticophis flagellum (20638 154922 154936)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Masticophis flagellum (20650)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Nevada) Masticophis flagellum (99602)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) Masticophis flagellum (82258)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0USA (Arizona) Masticophis sp. (93374)