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Regina (crayfish snake)

Reptilia - Colubridae

Taxonomy
Regina was named by Baird and Girard (1853). It is extant. Its type is Coluber septemvittatus.

It was assigned to Colubridae by Behler and King (1979) and Carroll (1988); and to Natricinae by Uetz (2005).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1853Regina Baird and Girard p. 45
1885Liodytes Cope p. 194
1979Regina Behler and King
1988Regina Carroll
2005Regina Uetz

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
suborderOphidia(Latreille 1804)
Serpentes(Linnaeus 1758)
familyColubridae
subfamilyNatricinaeBonaparte 1838
genusReginaBaird 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. Regina Baird and Girard 1853 [crayfish snake]
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Regina alleni Garman 1874 [striped crayfish snake]
Regina grahamii Baird and Girard 1853 [Graham's crayfish snake]
Regina intermedia Meylan 1982
Regina rigida Say 1825 [glossy crayfish snake]
Regina septemvittata Say 1825 [queen snake]
Invalid names: Liodytes Cope 1885 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available