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Reptilia
Squamata (part)
Colubridae
Sonoran Whipsnake
Masticophis bilineatus
Jan, 1867
Current SSAR Comments:
The date of publication has been corrected. The specific name
M. bilineatum
was introduced by Jan (1863, Elenco sistematico degli ofidi: vii + 143) as a nomen nudum, and was formally published by Jan (in Jan and Sordelli, 1867, Iconographie generale des ophidiens, volume 2, livraison 22, plate 6).
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First instance(s) of published English names:
Sonoran Racer
(
Coluber semilineatus
: Van Denburgh, John.
1922
. The Reptiles of Western North America: An Account of the Species Known to Inhabit California and Oregon, Washinton, Idaho, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, British Columbia, Sonora, and Lower California. Volume I. Lizards. California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco. 556pp.);
Sonoran Whipsnake
(
Coluber semilineatus
: Schmidt, Karl Peterson and D. D. Davis.
1941
. Field Book of Snakes of the United States and Canada. C.P. Putnam and Sons, New York. 365pp.);
Sonora Whip Snake
(
Masticophis bilineatus
: Schmidt, Karl P.
1953
. A Check List of North American Amphibians and Reptiles. 6th Edition. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Illinois. 280pp.);
Taxon Links:
Catalog of American Amphibians and Reptiles
The Reptile Database
NatureServe
iNaturalist
GenBank
USGS - Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database
Pertinent LIterature:
1867
Jan, Giorgio and F. Sordelli. Iconographie Gnrale des Ophidiens. Vol. 2., Livrais 21, Milan, Italy and Paris, France. pp.
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