Pituophis
Pituophis is a genus of nonvenomous colubrid snakes commonly referred to as gopher snakes, pine snakes, and bull snakes. Species within the genus are found throughout the United States and Mexico.
Species
- Gopher Snake, Pituophis catenifer
- Sonoran Gopher Snake, Pituophis catenifer affinis (Hallowell, 1852)
- San Diego Gopher Snake, Pituophis catenifer annectens Baird & Girard, 1853
- Central Baja California Gopher Snake, Pituophis catenifer bimaris Klauber, 1946
- Pacific Gopher Snake, Pituophis catenifer catenifer (Blainville, 1835)
- Coronado Island Gopher Snake, Pituophis catenifer coronalis Klauber, 1946
- Great Basin Gopher Snake, Pituophis catenifer deserticola Stejneger, 1893
- San Martin Island Gopher Snake, Pituophis catenifer fulginatus Klauber, 1946
- Credos Island Gopher Snake, Pituophis catenifer insulanus Klauber, 1946
- Santa Cruz Gopher Snake, Pituophis catenifer pumilis Klauber, 1946
- Bull Snake, Pituophis catenifer sayi (Schlegel, 1837)
- Cape Gopher Snake, Pituophis catenifer vertebralis (Blainville, 1835)
- Mexican Pine Snake, Pituophis deppei
- Mexican Pine Snake, Pituophis deppei deppei (Duméril, 1853)
- Northern Mexican Pine Snake, Pituophis deppei jani (Cope, 1861)
- Middle American Gopher Snake, Pituophis lineaticollis
- Pituophis lineaticollis gibsoni Stuart, 1954
- Pituophis lineaticollis lineaticollis (Cope, 1861)
- Pine Snake, Pituophis melanoleucus
- Louisiana Pine Snake, Pituophis ruthveni Stull, 1929
References
- ^ Wright, A.H. & A.A. Wright. 1957. Handbook of Snakes of the United States and Canada. Comstock. Ithaca and London.