Arizona

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Serpentes
Infraordo: Caenophidia
Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Colubrinae
Genus: Arizona
Species (2 + †1): A. elegans – A. pacata – †A. voorhiesi
Name

Arizona Kennicott in Baird, 1859: 18 [conserved name]

Type species: Arizona elegans Kennicott, 1859, by monotypy.

Placed on the Official List of Generic Names in Zoology by Opinion 717 (1965).
References
Primary references

Baird, S.F. 1859. Reptiles of the boundary, with notes by the naturalists of the survey. in United States and Mexican Boundary Survey, under the orders of Lieut. Col. W.H. Emory, Major First Cavalry, and United States Commissioner. Volume 2, Part 1. Government Printing Office, Washington. 36 pp. + 41 pls. BHL
International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. 1965. Opinion 717. Arizona elegans Kennicott, 1859 (Reptilia): validated under the plenary powers. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 22(1): 19–21. BHL Reference page.

Links

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2021. Arizona . The Reptile Database. Accessed on 7 May 2018.

Vernacular names
English: Glossy Snakes

Arizona is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae.[1] They are endemic to the United States and Mexico.
Species

Image	Scientific name	Common Name	Distribution
	Arizona elegans Kennicott, 1859	glossy snake, faded snake	southwestern United States and Mexico.
	Arizona pacata Klauber, 1946	Peninsular Glossy Snake	Mexico (Baja California Sur)

References

Arizona at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 5 December 2016.