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Hypsiglena ochrorhynchus  Cope, 1860
Taxonomic Serial No.: 1082916

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Hypsiglena ochrorhyncha Cope, 1860
  
  Common Name(s): Coast Nightsnake [English]
  
       
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  Current Standing: valid  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassReptilia Laurenti, 1768 – répteis, reptiles, Reptiles  
                         OrderSquamata Oppel, 1811 – Amphisbaenians, Lizards, Snakes, amphisbènes, lézards, serpents  
                            SuborderSerpentes Linnaeus, 1758 – Snakes, cobra, serpente, serpents  
                               InfraorderAlethinophidia Nopcsa, 1923  
                                  FamilyColubridae Oppel, 1811 – Colubrids, Typical Snakes  
                                     SubfamilyDipsadinae Bonaparte, 1838  
                                        GenusHypsiglena Cope, 1860 – Night Snakes, Nightsnakes  
                                           SpeciesHypsiglena ochrorhynchus Cope, 1860 – Coast Nightsnake  
    Direct Children:  
                                              Subspecies Hypsiglena ochrorhynchus baueri Zweifel, 1958 – Isla Cedros Nightsnake 
                                              Subspecies Hypsiglena ochrorhynchus gularis Tanner, 1954 – Isla Partida Norte Nightsnake 
                                              Subspecies Hypsiglena ochrorhynchus klauberi Tanner, 1946 – San Diego Nightsnake 
                                              Subspecies Hypsiglena ochrorhynchus martinensis Tanner and Banta, 1962 – Isla San Martin Nightsnake 
                                              Subspecies Hypsiglena ochrorhynchus nuchalata Tanner, 1943 – California Nightsnake, California Night Snake 
                                              Subspecies Hypsiglena ochrorhynchus ochrorhynchus Cope, 1860 – Cape Nightsnake, Spotted Night Snake 
                                              Subspecies Hypsiglena ochrorhynchus tortugaensis Tanner, 1946 – Isla Tortuga Nightsnake 
                                              Subspecies Hypsiglena ochrorhynchus venusta Mocquard, 1899 – Magdalena Nightsnake 
       

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  Author(s)/Editor(s): Frost, Darrel R., and Joseph T. Collins  
  Publication Date: 1988   
  Article/Chapter Title: Nomenclatural notes on reptiles of the United States   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Herpetological Review, vol. 19, no. 4   
  Page(s): 73-74   
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  ISBN/ISSN: 0018-084X   
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  Reference for: Hypsiglena ochrorhynchus   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Mulcahy, Daniel G.  
  Publication Date: 2008   
  Article/Chapter Title: Phylogeography and species boundaries of the western North American Nightsnake (Hypsiglena torquata): Revisiting the subspecies concept   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, vol. 46, no. 3   
  Page(s): 1095-1115   
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  ISBN/ISSN: 1055-7903   
  Notes: doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2007.12.012 ; available online at https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1055790307004265   
  Reference for: Hypsiglena ochrorhynchus, Coast Nightsnake [English]   
       

 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Middle America  
    North America  
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin: Continental US, Native  
    Mexico, Native  
 

 

    

 Comments
       
  Comment: According to Frost and Collins (1988), Cope (1860) published the name as Hypsiglena ochrorhynchus, and 'It is clear that Cope intended ochrorhynchus (Gr: yellow nose) as a noun used in association with the feminine generic name Hypsiglena. Thus, the treatment of ochrorhynchus as an adjective is incorrect.' Accordingly, the epithet should remain as ochrorhynchus no matter what the gender of the current genus  
 

 

    

 
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