Pituophis deppei, commonly known as the Mexican bullsnake and the Mexican pine snake, is a species of nonvenomous colubrid snake endemic to Mexico. There are two recognized subspecies.
| Pituophis deppei | |
|---|---|
.jpg)
| |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Pituophis |
| Species: | P. deppei
|
| Binomial name | |
| Pituophis deppei (A.M.C. Duméril, 1853)
| |
| Synonyms[2] | |
Etymology edit
The specific name, deppei, is in honor of German artist Ferdinand Deppe, who collected natural history specimens in Mexico.[3]
The subspecific name, jani, is in honor of Italian herpetologist Giorgio Jan.[3]
Geographic range edit
P. deppei occurs in the Mexican states of Aguascalientes, Coahuila, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico, Morelos, Nayarit, Nuevo León, Oaxaca, Puebla, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí, Sinaloa, Sonora, and Tamaulipas.[2]
Habitat edit
The preferred natural habitats of P. deppei are forest, shrubland, and grassland, but it is also found in agricultural, suburban, and urban areas.[1]
Description edit
Dorsally, P. deppei is yellowish tan, with a series of large quadrangular blotches, which are dark brown to black. It has smaller dark spots on the sides. Ventrally, it is yellowish, with squarish brown spots. Adults may attain a total length of 1.69 m (5.5 ft), including a tail length of 18 cm (7.1 in).[4]
Reproduction edit
Subspecies edit
Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.
- Pituophis deppei deppei (A.M.C. Duméril, 1853) – southern Mexican pine snake
- Pituophis deppei jani (Cope, 1861) – northern Mexican pine snake
References edit
- ^ a b Hammerson, G.A.; Vazquez Díaz, J.; Quintero Díaz, G.E.; Flores-Villela, O. (2007). "Pituophis deppei ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T63870A12723360. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63870A12723360.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Pituophis deppei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2020-06-06.
- ^ a b Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Pituophis deppei, p. 70; P. d. jani, p. 133).
- ^ Boulenger GA (1894). Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume II., Containing the Conclusion of the Colubridæ Aglyphæ. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xi + 382 pp. + Plates I–XX. ("Coluber deppii [sic]", pp. 66–67).
Further reading edit
- Duellman WE (1960). "A Taxonomic Study of the Middle American Snake, Pituophis deppei ". University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History 10 (10): 599–610.
- Duméril [AMC] (1853). "Prodrome de la classification des reptiles ophidiens ". Mémoires de l'Académie des Sciences, Paris 23: 399–536. (Elaphis deppei, new species, p. 453). (in French).
- Duméril A-M-C, Bibron G, Dumeril A[-H-A] (1854). Erpétologie génerale ou histoire naturelle complète des reptiles. Tome septième [Volume 7]. Première partie. Comprenant l'Histoire des serpents non venimeux. Paris: Roret. xvi + 780 pp. (Elaphis deppei, p. 268). (in French).
- Heimes P (2016). Snakes of Mexico: Herpetofauna Mexicana Vol. I. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Chimaira. 572 pp. ISBN 978-3899731002.
.png){kind=small} | This snake article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |