Meizodon semiornatus (Semiornate Snake) | CLASSIFICATION

Kingdom Animalia (animals)
- Eumetazoa (metazoans)
  - Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
    - Deuterostomia (deuterostomes)
      - Phylum Chordata (chordates)
        
        Craniata (craniates)
        
        Subphylum Vertebrata (vertebrates)
        
        Superclass Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates)
        
        Euteleostomi (bony vertebrates)
        
        Class Sarcopterygii (lobe-finned fishes and terrestrial vertebrates)
        
        Tetrapoda (tetrapods)
        
        Amniota (amniotes)
        
        Class Reptilia (turtles, snakes, lizards, and relatives)
        
        Order Squamata
        
        Family Colubridae
        
        Genus Meizodon
        
        Species Meizodon semiornatus (Semiornate Snake)
        
        Infraspecies Meizodon semiornatus semiornatus
        
        Infraspecies Meizodon semiornatus tchadensis