NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Genus - Leptophis
  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

      Subspecies - Leptophis ahaetulla ahaetulla
      Subspecies - Leptophis ahaetulla marginatus
      Subspecies - Leptophis ahaetulla liocercus
      Subspecies - Leptophis ahaetulla occidentalis
      Subspecies - Leptophis ahaetulla praestans
      Subspecies - Leptophis ahaetulla bolivianus
      Subspecies - Leptophis ahaetulla bocourti
      Subspecies - Leptophis ahaetulla nigromarginatus
      Subspecies - Leptophis ahaetulla chocoensis
      Subspecies - Leptophis ahaetulla ortonii