Taxonomy Profile: Sistrurus tergeminus (Say in James 1823)

Sistrurus tergeminus: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Crotalus tergeminus
Say in James 1823
Common Name(s):
Western Massasauga []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Sistrurus tergeminus: 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 : Sistrurus
Massasaugas |
Pigmy Rattlesnakes |
Pygmy Rattlesnakes |
Species : Sistrurus tergeminus
Western Massasauga |
Sistrurus tergeminus Direct Children(s):
Sistrurus tergeminus edwardsii
(Baird and Girard 1853)
Sistrurus tergeminus tergeminus
(Say in James 1823)
Sistrurus tergeminus: References
Expert(s):
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:
Sistrurus tergeminus
Publication(s):
Sistrurus tergeminus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Middle America
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Canada / Native
Sistrurus tergeminus: Comments