NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Genus

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met
Global Species Completeness: complete
Latest Record Review: 2017

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Subfamily - Colubrinae
  Family - Colubridae
  Infraorder - Alethinophidia
  Suborder - Serpentes
  Order - Squamata
  Class - Reptilia
  Superclass - Tetrapoda
  Infraphylum - Gnathostomata
  Subphylum - Vertebrata
  Phylum - Chordata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Leptophis ahaetulla
      Species - Leptophis diplotropis
      Species - Leptophis mexicanus
      Species - Leptophis modestus
      Species - Leptophis cupreus
      Species - Leptophis depressirostris
      Species - Leptophis nebulosus
      Species - Leptophis riveti
      Species - Leptophis stimsoni
      Species - Leptophis coeruleodorsus
      Species - Leptophis haileyi