Schott's whip snake facts for kids

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Masticophis schotti schotti
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Genus:	Masticophis
Species:	schotti
Synonyms
Coluber schotti (Baird & Girard, 1853) Masticophis taeniatus schotti Baird & Girard, 1853 Coluber taeniatus schotti (Baird & Girard, 1853) Masticophis ruthveni Ortenburger, 1923 Masticophis taeniatus ruthveni Ortenburger, 1923 Coluber taeniatus ruthveni (Ortenburger, 1923) Masticophis taeniatus australis Smith, 1941 Coluber taeniatus australis (Smith, 1941)

Masticophis schotti, commonly known as Schott's whip snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae.

Geographic range

The species is found in United States in Texas and in western Mexico. It lives up to an altitude of 2300 meters.

Subspecies

• Masticophis schotti ruthveni Ortenburger, 1923 – Ruthven's whip snake
• Masticophis schotti schotti Baird & Girard, 1853 – Schott's whip snake

Etymology

Its species name was given to it in honor of Arthur Schott. The subspecies Masticophis schotti ruthveni is named in honor of Alexander Grant Ruthven.

Original publications

• Baird & Girard, 1853 : Catalogue of North American Reptiles in the Museum of the Smithsonian Institution. Part 1.-Serpents. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, p. 1-172 (Full text).
• Ortenburger, 1923 : A note on the genera Coluber and Masticophis and a description of a new species of Masticophis. Occasional papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan, No. 139, p. 1-14 (Full text).
• Smith, 1941 : Notes on Mexican snakes of the genus Masticophis. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences, vol. 31, No. 9, p. 388-398 (Full text).