Taxonomy Profile: Hypsiglena ochrorhynchus tortugaensis (Tanner 1946)

Hypsiglena ochrorhynchus tortugaensis: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Subspecies
Synonym(s):
Hypsiglena torquata tortugaensis
Tanner 1946
Common Name(s):
Isla Tortuga Nightsnake []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Hypsiglena ochrorhynchus tortugaensis: 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 : Colubridae
Colubrids |
Typical Snakes |
Subfamily : Dipsadinae
Genus : Hypsiglena
Night Snakes |
Nightsnakes |
Species : Hypsiglena ochrorhynchus
Coast Nightsnake |
Subspecies : Hypsiglena ochrorhynchus tortugaensis
Isla Tortuga Nightsnake |
Hypsiglena ochrorhynchus tortugaensis Direct Children(s):
Hypsiglena ochrorhynchus tortugaensis: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Peter Uetz
Notes:
Associate Professor, CSBC
Reference for:
Hypsiglena ochrorhynchus tortugaensis
Source(s):
Source:
Reptile Database (2017)
Acquired:
2017-07-13
Notes:
Uetz, P. & Jirí Hosek (eds.), The Reptile Database, (http://www.reptile-database.org)
Reference for:
Hypsiglena ochrorhynchus tortugaensis
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Tanner, Wilmer W.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1944-12-29 / 1946-09-01
Article/Chapter Title:
A taxonomic study of the genus Hypsiglena
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
The Great Basin Naturalist, vol. 5, no. 3-4
Page(s):
25-92
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
Actual publication date of 9/1946 confirmed on p.105 after Index. Available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8113631
Reference for:
Hypsiglena ochrorhynchus tortugaensis
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Mulcahy, Daniel G.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2008-03-01 / 2008-03-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Phylogeography and species boundaries of the western North American Nightsnake (Hypsiglena torquata): Revisiting the subspecies concept
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, vol. 46, no. 3
Page(s):
1095-1115
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/1055-7903
Notes:
doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2007.12.012 ; available online at https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1055790307004265
Reference for:
Hypsiglena ochrorhynchus tortugaensis
Hypsiglena ochrorhynchus tortugaensis: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Middle America
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Mexico / Native
Hypsiglena ochrorhynchus tortugaensis: Comments
Comment:
Mulcahy (email, 23 Aug 2018) indicates that the omission of Hypsiglena ochrorhynchus tortugaensis Tanner, 1946 from his 2008 paper was accidental, and that it should be treated as a valid subspecies 'until we can more rigorously test it with genetic samples.' He is also planning to clarify this an a pending monographic revision of the genus based on morphology