Pituophis lineaticollis

Pituophis lineaticollis, commonly known as the Middle American gopher snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is found in Guatemala and Mexico in the states of Jalisco, Michoacán, Mexico, Morelos, Guerrero, Querétaro, Oaxaca and Chiapas.[2]

Pituophis lineaticollis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Pituophis
Species:
P. lineaticollis
Binomial name
Pituophis lineaticollis
(Cope, 1861)
Synonyms
  • Arizona lineaticollis Cope, 1861
  • Pituophis deppi pholidostictus Jan, 1863
  • Pituophis deppei gibsoni Stuart, 1954

Subspecies
  • Pituophis lineaticollis gibsoni Stuart, 1954
  • Pituophis lineaticollis lineaticollis (Cope, 1861)

References
  1. Acevedo, M.; Ponce-Campos, P. & Aguayo, A.G. "Pituophis deppei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013.
  2. Pituophis lineaticollis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2020-06-06.


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