Pantherophis alleghaniensis

Pantherophis alleghaniensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Colubrinae
Genus: Pantherophis
Species: Pantherophis alleghaniensis

Name

Pantherophis alleghaniensis (Holbrook, 1836)

• Syntypes (n=2): ANSP 16792, collected by Wilkins; location of second syntype unknown, collected by George Robbins.
• Type locality: “Highlands of the Hudson”, New York and “summit of the Blue Ridge in Virginia”.

Combinations

• Coluber alleghaniensis Holbrook, 1836: 111 [original combination]
• Scotophis alleghaniensis — Baird & Girard, 1853: 73 [subsequent combination]
• Elaphis alleghaniensis — Hallowell, 1856 [subsequent combination]
• Elaphe alleghaniensis — Burbrink, 2001: 40 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Holbrook, J.E. 1836–1840. North American Herpetology; or, A description of the reptiles inhabiting the United States. J. Dobson: Philadelphia. Volume I: 120 pp. XXIII pls. BHL; Volume II: 125 pp. XXX pls. BHL; Volume III: 122 pp. XXX pls. BHL; Volume IV: 126 pp. XXVIII pls. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Burbrink, F.T., Gehara, M., McKelvy, A.D. & Myers, E.A. 2021. Resolving spatial complexities of hybridization in the context of the gray zone of speciation in North American ratsnakes (Pantherophis obsoletus complex). Evolution 75(2): 260–277. DOI: 10.1111/evo.14141 Reference page. 
• Burbrink, F.T., Pyron, R.A., Gehara, M., McKelvy, A.D. & Myers, E.A. 2021. The corrected taxonomic history of the North American ratsnakes (Pantherophis obsoletus complex). Herpetological Review 52(3): 537–547. Reference page. 
• Hillis, D.M. & Wüster, W. 2021. Taxonomy and Nomenclature of the Pantherophis obsoletus Complex. Herpetological Review 52(1): 51–52. Reference page. 

Links

• Hammerson, G.A. 2019. IUCN: Pantherophis alleghaniensis  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T90069536A90069545. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T90069536A90069545.en

Vernacular names

English: Eastern Rat Snake

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