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title: "Striped Whipsnake"
description: "Masticophis taeniatus — Reptiles. The striped whipsnake (Masticophis taeniatus) is a species of nonvenomous snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/striped-whipsnake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Striped Whipsnake

> Masticophis taeniatus — Reptiles. The striped whipsnake (Masticophis taeniatus) is a species of nonvenomous snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae.

- Scientific name: *Masticophis taeniatus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 2955
- Wikidata: [Q24008152](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24008152)
- iNaturalist taxon: [29416](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/29416)

## Names

- en: Striped Whipsnake
- de: Gestreifte Peitschennatter
- es: Chirrionera rayada

## Countries with the most observations

US (2637), MX (96)

## Summary

The striped whipsnake (Masticophis taeniatus) is a species of nonvenomous snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. The species is closely related to the California whipsnake (Masticophis lateralis). The striped whipsnake is native to the western United States and adjacent northern Mexico.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Striped_whipsnake

## Photo

![Striped Whipsnake](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/striped-whipsnake/medium.jpg)

Photo: russnamitz · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/284390087

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/striped-whipsnake?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).