Pituophis | |
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Pacific gopher snake Pituophis catenifer catenifer | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Tribe: | Lampropeltini |
Genus: | Pituophis Holbrook, 1842 |
Synonyms | |
Churchilla, Elaphis, Epiglottophis, Pityophis, Rhinechis |
Pituophis is a genus of nonvenomous colubrid snakes, commonly referred to as gopher snakes, pine snakes, and bullsnakes, which are endemic to North America.