NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Bullsnake [sayi]
Pituophis catenifer (Blainville, 1835)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Pituophis catenifer (Blainville, 1835)
- Name authority
- (Blainville, 1835)
- Common name
- Bullsnake [sayi]
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Pituophis
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderSerpentes Linnaeus, 1758
- infraorderAlethinophidia Nopcsa, 1923
- familyColubridae
- subfamilyColubrinae
- genusPituophis
- speciesPituophis catenifer (Blainville, 1835)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Pituophis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Louisiana Pine SnakePituophis ruthveni Stull, 1929 | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cape Gopher SnakePituophis vertebralis (Blainville, 1835) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mexican Bull SnakePituophis deppei (Duméril, 1853) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cincuate Bull SnakePituophis lineaticollis (Cope, 1861) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eastern Pine SnakePituophis melanoleucus (Daudin, 1803) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Elaphis reticulatus Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854 Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854 | synonym |
| Pituophis mexicanus Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854 Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854 | synonym |
| Coluber sayi Schlegel, 1837 Schlegel, 1837 | synonym |
| Pituophis catenifer coronalis Klauber, 1946 Klauber, 1946 | synonym |
| Pityophis affinis Hallowell, 1852 Hallowell, 1852 | synonym |
| Coluber sayi Dekay, 1842 Dekay, 1842 | synonym |
| Pituophis wilkesii Baird & Girard, 1853 Baird & Girard, 1853 | synonym |
| Coluber catenifer Blainville, 1835 Blainville, 1835 | synonym |
| Pituophis annectens Baird & Girard, 1853 Baird & Girard, 1853 | synonym |
| Pituophis mcclellanii Baird & Girard, 1853 Baird & Girard, 1853 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Pituophis&species=catenifer Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4JCGM. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.