Species

Masticophis taeniatus

Masticophis taeniatus · described by (HALLOWELL 1852)

Masticophis anthonyi, a close relative of Masticophis taeniatus

Pictured: Masticophis anthonyi, a close relative from the same genus. This species is still waiting for its first free photo.

Photo: Alberto Alcalá, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The facts

Scientific name
Masticophis taeniatus
First described
(HALLOWELL 1852)
Class
Reptiles (Reptilia)
Order
Scaled Reptiles (Squamata)
Group
Snakes (Serpentes)
Family
Colubridae
Genus
Masticophis
Subspecies
  • Masticophis taeniatus girardi (STEJNEGER & BARBOUR 1917)
  • Masticophis taeniatus taeniatus (HALLOWELL 1852)

Taxonomic data: Uetz, P. et al. (eds.), The Reptile Database, under CC-BY 4.0.

Where it sits on the tree