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Definition of Genus pituophis
1. Noun. Bull snakes.
Generic synonyms: Reptile Genus
Group relationships: Colubridae, Family Colubridae
Member holonyms: Bull Snake, Bull-snake
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Pituophis
Literary usage of Genus pituophis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Reptile Book: A Comprehensive, Popularised Work on the Structure and by Raymond Lee Ditmars (1907)
"Their Habits CLOSELY related to the fine reptiles of the preceding genus, are
the Bull Snakes—genus pituophis, which, possessing sharply pointed snouts, ..."
2. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 4th Series by California academy of sciences (1919)
"In 1842, Holbrook established the genus Pituophis for the eastern bull- snake,
which Daudin had described, in 1803, as Coluber melanoleucus. ..."
3. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences by California Academy of Sciences (1919)
"In 1842, Holbrook established the genus Pituophis for the eastern bull- snake,
which Daudin had described, in 1803, as Coluber melanoleucus. ..."
4. The Natural History of Secession by Thomas Shepard Goodwin (1865)
"... and one extends into Massachusetts. Length twelve to thirty-six inches.
The genus pituophis contains the Pine Snake, or Bull Snake, ..."
5. Natural History: A Manual of Zoölogy for Schools, Colleges, and the General by Sanborn Tenney (1870)
"... and one extends into Massachusetts. Length twelve to thirty-six inches.
The genus pituophis contains the Pine Snake, or Bull Snake, P. melanoleucus, ..."
6. Outlines of Economic Zoölogy by Albert Moore Reese (1919)
"genus pituophis, Fig. 109. The three species of this genus, found in various
parts of the country, are useful since they feed largely upon destructive ..."
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