Pituophis deppei
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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 | |
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| 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
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
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
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
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
Subspecies
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
Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Pituophis.
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