Linnaean Classification
- Kingdom:
- Animalia - Animals
- Phylum:
- Chordata - Chordates
- Subphylum:
- Vertebrata - Vertebrates
- Class:
- Reptilia Laurenti, 1768 - Reptiles
- Order:
- Squamata Oppel, 1811 - Lizards and Snakes
- Suborder:
- Serpentes Linnaeus, 1758 - Snakes
- Family:
- Dipsadidae Bonaparte, 1838 - Slender and Robust Rear-fanged Snakes
- Genus:
- Carphophis Gervais, 1843 - North American Wormsnakes
- Species:
- Carphophis vermis (Kennicott, 1859) - Western Wormsnake
Recent Taxonomic Synonyms
- Carphophis amoenus