Taxonomy details for Eastern Copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix)
Covered by a taxon framework for Class Reptilia Sourced to Reptile Database: 21 December 2019
Relationship: Match
| iNaturalist | Reptile Database: 21 December 2019 | |
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| Species Agkistrodon contortrix (parent: Genus Agkistrodon) | Match | Species Agkistrodon contortrix (parent: Genus Agkistrodon) |
Burbrink and Guiher (2014) synonymized the subspecies A. c. contortrix, mokasen, and phaeogaster (in part) into A. contortrix. These authors also split off A. laticinctus as valid species. However, laticinctus hybridizes over a broad area with A. contortrix. http://cnah.org/pdf/88290.pdf see comments here https://www.inaturalist.org/flags/258226
Created by
loarie
on
November 17, 2018
