? Diadophis
Regal Ringneck Snake, Diadophis punctatus regalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Family: Colubridae Genus: Diadophis Baird & Girard, 1853 Species: D. punctatus
Binomial name
Diadophis punctatus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Subpecies
14, see article.

Diadophis is a genus of colubrid snakes commonly referred to as ringneck snakes. The genus contains only a single species, Diadophis punctatus which has fourteen subspecies. Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Binomial name Aptenodytes forsteri Gray, 1844 For other uses, see Animal (disambiguation). ... Typical Classes Subphylum Urochordata - Tunicatas Ascidiacea Thaliacea Larvacea Subphylum Cephalochordata - Lancelets Subphylum Myxini - Hagfishes Subphylum Vertebrata - Vertebrates Petromyzontida - Lampreys Placodermi (extinct) Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes Acanthodii (extinct) Actinopterygii - Ray-finned fishes Actinistia - Coelacanths Dipnoi - Lungfishes Amphibia - Amphibians Reptilia - Reptiles Aves - Birds Mammalia - Mammals Chordates (phylum Chordata) include the vertebrates, together with... Orders  Crocodilia - Crocodilians scary crocodiles. ... Suborders Amphisbaenia - Worm lizards Sauria- Lizards Serpentes - Snakes Squamata (scaled reptiles) is the largest recent order of reptiles, including lizards and snakes. ... Genera According to ITIS: Adelophis Adelphicos Alsophis Amastridium Arizona Arrhyton Atractus Bogertophis Boiga Carphophis Cemophora Cerberus Chersodromus Chilomeniscus Chionactis Clelia Clonophis Coluber Coniophanes Conophis Conopsis Contia Cryophis Dendrelaphis Dendrophidion Diadophis Dipsas Dryadophis Drymarchon Drymobius Elaphe Enulius Eridiphas Erythrolamprus Farancia Ficimia Geagras Geophis Gyalopion Heterodon Hypsiglena Imantodes Lampropeltis Leptodeira Leptophis Liochlorophis... Spencer Fullerton Baird Spencer Fullerton Baird (February 3, 1823 – August 19, 1887) was an American ornithologist and ichthyologist. ... Charles Frédéric Girard (March 8, 1822 - January 29, 1895) was a French biologist specializing on ichthyology and herpetology. ... In biology, binomial nomenclature is the formal method of naming species. ... Carolus Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as (help· info), and in English usually under the Latinized name Carolus Linnaeus (May 23, 1707 – January 10, 1778), the name with which his publications were signed, was a Swedish botanist and physician who laid the foundations for the modern scheme... In biology, a genus (plural genera) is a taxonomic grouping. ... Subfamilies Boodontinae Calamariinae Colubrinae Dipsadinae Homalopsinae Natricinae Pareatinae Psammophiinae Pseudoxenodontinae Pseudoxyrhophiinae Xenodermatinae Xenodontinae See text for genera. ... Superfamilies and Families Henophidia Aniliidae Anomochilidae Boidae Bolyeriidae Cylindrophiidae Loxocemidae Pythonidae Tropidophiidae Uropeltidae Xenopeltidae Typhlopoidea Anomalepididae Leptotyphlopidae Typhlopidae Xenophidia Acrochordidae Atractaspididae Colubridae Elapidae Hydrophiidae Viperidae Snakes (from Old English snaca, and ultimately from PIE base *snag- or *sneg-, to crawl), also known as ophidians, are cold blooded legless reptiles closely... In biology, a species is the basic unit of biodiversity. ... In zoology, as in other branches of biology, subspecies is the rank immediately subordinate to a species. ...

Taxonomy

• Key Ringneck Snake, Diadophis punctatus acricus, (Paulson, 1966)
• Pacific Ringneck Snake, Diadophis punctatus amabilis, (Baird & Girard, 1853)
• Todos Santos Island Ringneck Snake, Diadophis punctatus anthonyi, (Van Denburgh & Slevin, 1942)
• Prairie Ringneck Snake, Diadophis punctatus arnyi, (Kennicott, 1859)
• Michoacan Ringneck Snake, Diadophis punctatus dugesii, (Villada, 1875)
• Northern Ringneck Snake, Diadophis punctatus edwardsii, (Merrem, 1820)
• San Bernardino Ringneck Snake, Diadophis punctatus modestus, (Bocourt, 1866)
• Northwestern Ringneck Snake, Diadophis punctatus occidentalis, (Blanchard, 1923)
• Coralbelly Ringneck Snake, Diadophis punctatus pulchellus, (Baird & Charles Frédéric Girard, 1853)
• Southern Ringneck Snake, Diadophis punctatus punctatus, (Linnaeus, 1766)
• Regal Ringneck Snake, Diadophis punctatus regalis, (Baird & Charles Frédéric Girard, 1853)
• San Diego Ringneck Snake, Diadophis punctatus similis, (Blanchard, 1923)
• Mississippi Ringneck Snake, Diadophis punctatus stictogenys, (Cope, 1860)
• Monterey Ringneck Snake, Diadophis punctatus vandenburghii, (Blanchard, 1923)

1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... Spencer Fullerton Baird Spencer Fullerton Baird (February 3, 1823 – August 19, 1887) was an American ornithologist and ichthyologist. ... Girard is the name of several places in the United States of America: Girard, Georgia Girard, Illinois Girard, Ohio Girard, Kansas Girard, Pennsylvania Girard, Texas Girard Township, Michigan Girard Township, Minnesota Girard Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania Girard Township, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania Girard can also be a surname: Charles Frédéric Girard... 1853 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... John Van Denburgh (August 23, 1872 - 1924) was a U.S. herpetologist from California. ... This article is about the year. ... Robert Kennicott (November 13, 1835 - May 13, 1866) was an American naturalist. ... 1859 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... 1875 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Blasius Merrem (February 4, 1761 _ February 23, 1824) was a German naturalist. ... 1820 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Marie Firmin Bocourt (1819 - 1904) was a French zoologist and artist. ... 1866 (MDCCCLXVI) is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Spencer Fullerton Baird Spencer Fullerton Baird (February 3, 1823 – August 19, 1887) was an American ornithologist and ichthyologist. ... Charles Frédéric Girard (March 8, 1822 - January 29, 1895) was a French biologist specializing on ichthyology and herpetology. ... 1853 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Carolus Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as (help· info), and in English usually under the Latinized name Carolus Linnaeus (May 23, 1707 – January 10, 1778), the name with which his publications were signed, was a Swedish botanist and physician who laid the foundations for the modern scheme... 1766 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Spencer Fullerton Baird Spencer Fullerton Baird (February 3, 1823 – August 19, 1887) was an American ornithologist and ichthyologist. ... Charles Frédéric Girard (March 8, 1822 - January 29, 1895) was a French biologist specializing on ichthyology and herpetology. ... 1853 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Edward Drinker Cope Edward Drinker Cope (July 28, 1840–April 12, 1897) was an American paleontologist and comparative anatomist. ... 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ... 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

References

• EMBL Reptile Database