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Arizona elegans (glossy snake)

Reptilia - Colubridae

Taxonomy
Arizona elegans was named by Kennicott (1859) [in Baird]. It is extant. It is the type species of Arizona.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1859Arizona elegans Kennicott
1995Arizona elegans Parmley and Holman p. 81

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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
genusArizonaKennicott 1859
specieselegansKennicott 1859

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.

Arizona elegans Kennicott 1859 [glossy snake]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available