Overview
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Critically Endangered |
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Common Names
Common Names in English:
Clarion Island Whip Snake
Description
Family Colubridae
The family Colubridae, which includes the kingsnakes (Lampropeltis spp. ), is the largest, most widespread, and diverse family of snakes , with few physical characteristics universal among all species. The family contains 70 percent of the known species of snakes, with more than 1700 species worldwide (Pough et al. 1998). Although some colubrids are dangerously venomous , most are harmless to humans. [1]
Habitat
Ecology: The species lives on the ground
in open areas. The habitat
on the island is predominantly grassland and shrubland. There is no freshwater
available on the island.[2]
List of Habitats:3.5Shrubland - Subtropical/Tropical Dry
4.5Grassland - Subtropical/Tropical Dry
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- Auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Reptilia
()
- Reptiles
- Subclass:
Diapsida
()
- Infraclass:
Lepidosauromorpha
()
- Superorder:
Lepidosauria
()
-
- Order:
Squamata
()
- Suborder:
Serpentes
()
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
- Superfamily:
Colubroidea
()
- Family:
Colubridae
()
- Colubrids
- Subfamily:
Colubrinae
()
- Genus:
Masticophis
()
- (Hallowell, 1852)
- Specific name:
anthonyi
- Stejneger
- Scientific name: - Masticophis anthonyi Stejneger
- Specific name:
anthonyi
- Stejneger
- Genus:
Masticophis
(
- Subfamily:
Colubrinae
(
- Family:
Colubridae
(
- Superfamily:
Colubroidea
(
- Suborder:
Serpentes
(
- Order:
Squamata
(
- Superorder:
Lepidosauria
(
- Infraclass:
Lepidosauromorpha
(
- Subclass:
Diapsida
(
- Class:
Reptilia
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Unambiguous Synonyms
- Coluber anthonyi — Liner 2007
- Diadophis Anthonyi ?
- Masticophis anthonyi /i> (Stejneger 1901)
- Masticophis anthonyi — Liner 1994
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Uetz P.
Similar Species
Members of the genus Masticophis
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 61 species and subspecies in this genus:
M. anthonyi (Clarion Island Whip Snake) · M. aurigulus (Baja California Striped Whip Snake) · M. aurigulus aurigulus (Baja California Striped Whip Snake) · M. aurigulus barbouri · M. barbouri · M. bifassatus · M. bifossatus · M. bilineatus (Sonoran Whip Snake) · M. bilineatus bilineatus (Sonoran Whip Snake) · M. bilineatus lineolatus · M. bilineatus slevini (Sonoran Whipsnake) · M. bilneatus · M. boddaertii · M. flagellum (Western Coachwhipterrapin) · M. flagellum cingulum (Sonoran Coachwhip) · M. flagellum (Eastern Coachwhip) · M. flagellum fuliginosus (Baja California Coachwhip) · M. flagellum lineatulus (Lined Coachwhip) · M. flagellum piceus (Red Coachwhip) · M. flagellum ruddocki (San Joaquin Coachwhip) · M. flagellum testaceus (Western Coachwhip) · M. fuliginosus (Baja California Coachwhip) · M. laterales · M. lateralis (California Whipsnake) · M. lateralis euryxanthus (Alameda Whipsnake) · M. lateralis lateralis (California Whipsnake) · M. leneatus · M. lineatus · M. lineolatus (Ajo Mountain Whipsnake) · M. margaritifer · M. melanolomus · M. mentevarius · M. mentoriarius · M. mentovarius (Neotropical Whip Snake) · M. mentovarius centralis · M. mentovarius mentovarius (Neotropical Whip Snake) · M. mentovarius striolatus · M. mentovarius suborbitalis · M. mentovarius variolosus · M. mentoveruis · M. ornata · M. piceus · M. pulcherrimus · M. pulchriceps · M. ruthveni · M. schotti (Ruthveni: Ruthven's Whipsnake) · M. schotti ruthveni (Ruthven's Whipsnake) · M. schotti schotti (Ruthven's Whipsnake) · M. semilineatus · M. slevini · M. sp · M. spinalis · M. striolatus · M. taeniatus (Ornatus: Central Texas Whipsnake) · M. taeniatus australis · M. taeniatus girardi (Central Texas Whipsnake) · M. taeniatus ornatus · M. taeniatus ruthveni · M. taeniatus schotti · M. taeniatus taeniatus (Desert Striped Whipsnake) · M. testaceus
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Further Reading
- Brattstrom, B.H. 1955. Notes on the Herpetology of the Revillagigedo Islands, Mexico. American Midland Naturalist 54(1): 219-229.
- Brattstrom, B.H. 1990. Biogeography of the Islas Revillagigedo, Mexico. Journal of Biogeography 17(2): 177-183.
- Bulletin - United States National Museum. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc.];1877-1971. ENG url p. 160, p. 267, p. 94.
- Flores-Villela, Oscar / McCoy, C. J., ed. 1993. Herpetofauna Mexicana: Lista anotada de las especies de anfibios y reptiles de México, cambios taxonómicos recientes, y nuevas especies. Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication, no. 17. Carnegie Museum of Natural History. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. iv + 73. ISBN: 0-911239-42-1.
- Mendez-Guardado, P. 2003. Analysis of the Environmental Impact Caused by Introduced Animals in the Clarion Island, Archipelago of Revillagigedo, Colima, Mexico. In: G. Visconti, M. Beniston, E.D. Iannorelli and D. Barba Global Change and Protected Areas Vol. 9, pp. 323-329. Advances in Global Change Research. Springer, Netherlands.
- Stejneger (1901) Proceedings of the United States National Museum 23 (1231): 715-717
- The University of Kansas science bulletin. [Lawrence]: University of Kansas, 1902-1996. ENG url p. 329, p. 374.
Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 4, 2006.
- Ponce-Campos, P. & GarcÃa Aguayo, A. 2007. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 19, 2008.
- Uetz, Peter. The Reptile Database
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2542249
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Rep-20520
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 585933
- IUCN ID: 63844
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 134468
Footnotes
- Painter, Charles W., Chuck L. Hayes, and James N. Stuart "Recovery and Conservation of the Gray-Banded Kingsnake. New Mexico Department of Game and Fish. May 1, 2002. [back]
- Ponce-Campos, P. & GarcÃa Aguayo, A. 2007. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 19, 2008. [back]
