Masticophis schotti

Masticophis schotti, commonly known as Schott's whip snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae.

Masticophis schotti
Masticophis schotti schotti
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Masticophis
Species:
M. schotti
Binomial name
Masticophis schotti
Baird & Girard, 1853
Synonyms
  • Coluber schotti (Baird & Girard, 1853)
  • Masticophis taeniatus schotti Baird & Girard, 1853
  • Coluber taeniatus schotti (Baird & Girard, 1853)
  • Masticophis ruthveni Ortenburger, 1923
  • Masticophis taeniatus ruthveni Ortenburger, 1923
  • Coluber taeniatus ruthveni (Ortenburger, 1923)
  • Masticophis taeniatus australis Smith, 1941
  • Coluber taeniatus australis (Smith, 1941)

Geographic range

The species is found in United States in Texas and in western Mexico.[2] It lives up to an altitude of 2300 meters.[1]

Subspecies
  • Masticophis schotti ruthveni Ortenburger, 1923 – Ruthven's whip snake
  • Masticophis schotti schotti Baird & Girard, 1853 – Schott's whip snake

Etymology

Its species name was given to it in honor of Arthur Schott.[2] The subspecies Masticophis schotti ruthveni is named in honor of Alexander Grant Ruthven.

References
  1. Lavin, P.; Hammerson, G.A. & Mendoza-Quijano, F. "Masticophis schotti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013.
  2. Masticophis schotti at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2020-06-06.

Original publications
  • Baird & Girard, 1853 : Catalogue of North American Reptiles in the Museum of the Smithsonian Institution. Part 1.-Serpents. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, p. 1-172 (Full text).
  • Ortenburger, 1923 : A note on the genera Coluber and Masticophis and a description of a new species of Masticophis. Occasional papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan, No. 139, p. 1-14 (Full text).
  • Smith, 1941 : Notes on Mexican snakes of the genus Masticophis. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences, vol. 31, No. 9, p. 388-398 (Full text).


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