Pituophis lineaticollis

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Pituophis lineaticollis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Pituophis
Species:
P. lineaticollis
Binomial name
Pituophis lineaticollis
(Cope, 1861)
Synonyms [2]

Pituophis lineaticollis, commonly known as the Middle American gopher snake or the cincuate bull snake, is a species of nonvenomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to Guatemala and southeastern Mexico. There are two recognized subspecies.

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Geographic range

P. lineaticollis is found in Guatemala and in the Mexican states of Chiapas, Guerrero, Jalisco, Mexico, Michoacán, Morelos, Oaxaca, and Querétaro. [2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of P. lineaticollis is forest, at altitudes of 800–2,500 m (2,600–8,200 ft). [1]

Description

Pituophis lineaticollis in a Mexico City zoo Shulba(Pituophis lineaticollis) (cropped).jpg
Pituophis lineaticollis in a Mexico City zoo

The longest specimen of P. lineaticollis measured by Boulenger in 1894 had a total length of 1.5 m (4.9 ft), which included a tail 23 cm (9.1 in) long.

Reproduction

P. lineaticollis is oviparous. [2]

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies. [2]

Etymology

The subspecific name, gibsoni, is in honor of Colvin A. Gibson (born 1918), a physician who specialized in tropical medicine. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Acevedo, M.; Ponce-Campos, P.; Aguayo, A.G (2013). "Pituophis lineaticollis ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013: e.T63872A3130489. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T63872A3130489.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Pituophis lineaticollis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 2020-06-06.
  3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5. (Pituophis lineaticollis gibsoni, p. 100).

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