Bogertophis subocularis
(Brown, 1901)
boe-ger-TOE-fis — sub-ok-yoo-LAAR-is
SSAR 9th Edition Comments:
There are no current SSAR comments for this taxon.
Range maps are based on curated specimens and provided gratis by CNAH.
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First instance(s) of published English names:
H-spotted Snake (Coluber subocularis: Brown, Arthur, E. 1902. Report of the Board of Directors. Pages 5-22 in Thirtieth Annual Report of the Board of Directors of the Zoological Society of Philadelphia. Allen, Lane, and Scott, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. pp.); Davis Mountain Rat Snake (Elaphe subocularis: Schmidt, Karl Peterson and D. D. Davis. 1941. Field Book of Snakes of the United States and Canada. C.P. Putnam and Sons, New York. 365pp.); Trans-pecos Rat Snake (Elaphe subocularis: Schmidt, Karl P. 1953. A Check List of North American Amphibians and Reptiles. 6th Edition. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Illinois. 280pp.);
Catalog of American Amphibians and Reptiles
The Reptile Database
GenBank
USGS - Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database
Selected References:
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1901
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Brown, Arthur Erwin. A review of the genera and species of American snakes, north of Mexico. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 53(1):10-110
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1981
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Worthington, Richard D. Elaphe subocularis Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles (268):1-2
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1988
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Dowling, Herndon G. and R. M. Price. A proposed new genus for Elaphe subocularis and Elaphe rosaliae. The Snake 20:52-63
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1990
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Price, Robert M. Bogertophis Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles (497):1-2
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1990
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Webb, Robert G. Description of a new subspecies of Bogertophis subocularis (Brown) from northern Mexico (Serpentes: Colubridae). Texas Journal of Science 42(3):227-243
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2007
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Burbrink, Frank T. and Robin Lawson. How and when did Old World ratsnakes disperse into the New World? Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 43:173-189
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