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Masticophis (whip snake)
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).
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
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1853 | Masticophis Baird and Girard |
1979 | Masticophis Behler and King |
1995 | Masticophis Parmley and Holman p. 82 |
2005 | Masticophis Uetz |
2010 | Masticophis Parmley and Hunter p. 529 |
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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. Masticophis Baird and Girard 1853 [whip snake]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Source: g = genus, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
References: Kiessling 2004, Behler and King 1979, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009 |
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 |
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Late/Upper Hemphillian - Blancan | USA (Tennessee) | Masticophis sp. (26574) | |
Blancan | USA (Nebraska) | Masticophis flagellum (19954) | |
Blancan | USA (New Mexico) | Masticophis flagellum (19982) | |
Rancholabrean | USA (California) | Masticophis sp. (240844) | |
Rancholabrean | USA (Florida) | Masticophis flagellum (20491) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial) | USA (Florida) | Masticophis flagellum (20650) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Florida) | Masticophis flagellum (20638 154922 154936) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Virginia) | Masticophis flagellum (82258) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Nevada) | Masticophis flagellum (99602) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene (late glacial) | USA (Arizona) | Masticophis sp. (93374) |