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Masticophis is a genus of colubrid snakes, commonly referred to as whip snakes or coachwhips, which are endemic to the Americas. They are characterized by having a long, thin body and are not dangerous to humans.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassSquamata
  4. FamilyColubridae
Observations recorded39,940

鞭蛇屬(學名:Masticophis)是蛇亞目游蛇科下的一個蛇屬,以身體幼長為特色,目前有9個品種已被確認。 品種 克拉里昂島鞭蛇(Masticophis anthonyi,Stejneger,1901) 下加利福尼亞州鞭蛇(Masticophis aurigulus,Cope,1861) Masticophis aurigulus aurigulus(Cope) Masticophis aurigulus barbouri(Van Denburgh & Slevin,1921) 索諾拉鞭蛇(Masticophis bilineatus) 索諾拉鞭蛇(Masticophis bilineatus bilineatus,Jan,1863) 阿佐山鞭蛇(Masticophis bilineatus slevini,Lowe & Norris,1955) 馬鞭蛇(Masticophis flagellum) 索諾拉馬鞭蛇(Masticophis flagellum cingulum,Lowe & Woodin,1954) 東部馬鞭蛇(Masticophis flagellum flagellum,Shaw,1802) 下加利福尼亞州馬鞭蛇(Masticophis flagellum fuliginosus,Cope,1895) 條紋馬鞭蛇(Masticophis flagellum lineatulus,Smith,1941) 紅馬鞭蛇(Masticophis flagellum piceus,Cope,1892) 豪阿金馬鞭蛇(Masticophis flagellum ruddocki,Brattstrom & Warren,1953) 西部馬鞭蛇(Masticophis flagellum testaceus,Say,1823) 加州鞭蛇(Masticophis lateralis) 阿拉米達條紋蛇(Masticophis lateralis euryxanthus,Riemer,1954) 加州條紋蛇(Masticophis lateralis lateralis,Hallowell,1853) 新熱帶鞭蛇(Masticophis mentovarius) 斯哥特鞭蛇(Masticophis schotti) 魯斯萬鞭蛇(Masticophis schotti ruthveni,Ortenburger,1923) 斯哥特鞭蛇(Masticophis schotti schotti,Baird & Girard,1853) 帶紋鞭蛇(Masticophis taeniatus) 澳洲帶紋鞭蛇(Masticophis taeniatus australis,Smith,1941) 中德州鞭蛇(Masticophis ta

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
133
With media
2
Family
Colubridae
Collections
CUMV, MSUM, ISM, UMNH, SDNHM, TNHC
Recorded in
United States, Mexico, Guatemala

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Parent taxon
Colubrinae
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Encyclopedic overview

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  • Description
  • Species and subspecies
  • References
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Masticophis is a genus of colubrid snakes, commonly referred to as whip snakes or coachwhips, which are endemic to the Americas. They are characterized by having a long, thin body and are not dangerous to humans.

==Distribution and habitat== Species of Masticophis are found in the United States, Mexico, Central America, and northern South America.

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