Masticophis schotti

Masticophis schotti
Masticophis schotti schotti
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
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 schottiBaird & Girard, 1853 Coluber taeniatus schotti(Baird & Girard, 1853) Masticophis ruthveniOrtenburger, 1923 Masticophis taeniatus ruthveniOrtenburger, 1923 Coluber taeniatus ruthveni(Ortenburger, 1923) Masticophis taeniatus australisSmith, 1941 Coluber taeniatus australis(Smith, 1941)

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

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 schottiBaird & 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. Hammerson, G.A.; Lavin, P.; Mendoza-Quijano, F. (2007). "Masticophis schotti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2007 e.T63848A12721761. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63848A12721761.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
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).