Salvadora lineata
Schmidt, 1940
sal-VOH-doh-rah — lin-ee-AY-tuh
SSAR 9th Edition Comments:
See comments under Salvadora.
(Boundy, Jeff, Frank T. Burbrink, and Sara Ruane. 2025. Squamata (excluding lizards) – Snakes. Pages 38-54 in Kirsten E. Nicholson (Editor), Scientific and Standard English Names of Amphibians and Reptiles of North America North of Mexico, with Comments Regarding Confidence in Our Understanding, 9th Edition. Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, Lawrence, Kansas. 87 pp.)
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Taxonomic Etymology:
Named for its striped body pattern.
Salvadora — Named in honor of José Salvado, a Spanish naturalist—or possibly derived from salvator, Latin for “savior.” The original author (Baird & Girard, 1853) did not specify the origin clearly, but the name was likely a personal tribute.
lineata — From Latin lineatus, meaning “lined” or “striped.” Refers to the longitudinal stripes running down the body, a key feature of this species and many others in the genus.
First instance(s) of published English names:
No historic English names have been assigned to this taxon yet.
Catalog of American Amphibians and Reptiles
The Reptile Database
GenBank
USGS - Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database
Selected References:
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1940
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Schmidt,Karl P. Notes on Texan snakes of the genus Salvadora. Field Museum Natural History Zoology Series 24(12):143-150
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1972
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Baker, Robert J., George A. Mengden, and James J. Bull. Karyotypic studies of thirty-eight species of North American snakes . Copeia 1972(2):257-265
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