Taxonomy Profile: Agkistrodon piscivorus leucostoma (Troost 1836)

Agkistrodon piscivorus leucostoma: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Subspecies
Synonym(s):
Acontias leucostoma
Troost 1836
Common Name(s):
Western Cottonmouth []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Agkistrodon piscivorus leucostoma: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Reptilia
répteis |
reptiles |
Reptiles |
Order : Squamata
Amphisbaenians |
Lizards |
Snakes |
amphisbènes |
lézards |
serpents |
Suborder : Serpentes
Snakes |
cobra |
serpente |
serpents |
Infraorder : Alethinophidia
Family : Viperidae
Pit Vipers |
Vipers |
Subfamily : Crotalinae
Genus : Agkistrodon
Copperheads |
Cottonmouths |
American Moccasins |
Species : Agkistrodon piscivorus
Cottonmouth |
Northern Cottonmouth |
Subspecies : Agkistrodon piscivorus leucostoma
Western Cottonmouth |
Agkistrodon piscivorus leucostoma Direct Children(s):
Agkistrodon piscivorus leucostoma: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Peter Uetz
Notes:
Associate Professor, CSBC
Reference for:
Agkistrodon piscivorus leucostoma
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Agkistrodon piscivorus leucostoma
Source:
Reptile Database (2017)
Acquired:
2017-07-13
Notes:
Uetz, P. & Jirí Hosek (eds.), The Reptile Database, (http://www.reptile-database.org)
Reference for:
Agkistrodon piscivorus leucostoma
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Conant, R., and J. T. Collins
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1991-01-01 / 1991-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
A Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians, Eastern and Central North America, Third Edition
Page(s):
450
Publisher:
Houghton Mifflin Company
Publication Place:
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
Reference for:
Agkistrodon piscivorus leucostoma
Author(s)/Editor(s):
McDiarmid, Roy W., Jonathan A. Campbell, and T'Shaka A. Touré
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1999-07-02 / 1999-07-02
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1
Page(s):
xi + 511
Publisher:
The Herpetologists' League
Publication Place:
Washington, D.C., USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-893777-01-4/1-893777-00-6
Notes:
Reference for:
Agkistrodon piscivorus leucostoma
Agkistrodon piscivorus leucostoma: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
North America
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Continental US / Native
Agkistrodon piscivorus leucostoma: Comments