Pituophis lineaticollis, commonly known as the Middle American gopher snake or the cincuate bull snake, is a species of nonvenomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to Guatemala and southeastern Mexico. There are two recognized subspecies.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Pituophis |
| Species: | P. lineaticollis
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| Pituophis lineaticollis (Cope, 1861)
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Geographic range edit
P. lineaticollis is found in Guatemala and in the Mexican states of Chiapas, Guerrero, Jalisco, Mexico, Michoacán, Morelos, Oaxaca, and Querétaro.[2]
Habitat edit
The preferred natural habitat of P. lineaticollis is forest, at altitudes of 800–2,500 m (2,600–8,200 ft).[1]
Description edit
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The longest specimen of P. lineaticollis measured by Boulenger in 1894 had a total length of 1.5 m (4.9 ft), which included a tail 23 cm (9.1 in) long.
Reproduction edit
Subspecies edit
Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.[2]
Etymology edit
The subspecific name, gibsoni, is in honor of Colvin A. Gibson (born 1918), a physician who specialized in tropical medicine.[3]
References edit
- ^ a b Acevedo, M.; Ponce-Campos, P.; Aguayo, A.G (2013). "Pituophis lineaticollis ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T63872A3130489. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T63872A3130489.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d Pituophis lineaticollis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2020-06-06.
- ^ 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 lineaticollis gibsoni, p. 100).
Further reading edit
- 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 lineaticollis, pp. 64–65).
- Cope ED (1861). "Contributions to the Ophiology of Lower California, Mexico and Central America". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia [13]: 292–306. (Arizona lineaticollis, new species, pp. 300–301).
- Heimes P (2016). Snakes of Mexico: Herpetofauna Mexicana Vol. I. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Chimaira. 572 pp. ISBN 9783899731002.
- Stuart LC (1954). "Descriptions of Some New Amphibians and Reptiles from Guatemala". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 67: 159–178. (Pituophis deppei gibsoni, new subspecies, pp. 172–174).
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