the root (no rank)
Eukaryota (domain)
Metazoa (kingdom)
Chordata (phylum)
Craniata (subphylum)
Vertebrata (no rank)
Gnathostomata (superclass)
Sarcopterygii (class)
Tetrapoda (no rank)
Amniota (no rank)
Sauropsida (no rank)
Sauria (no rank)
Lepidosauria (superorder)
Squamata (order)
Serpentes (suborder)
Colubroidea (superfamily)
Viperidae (family)
Crotalinae (subfamily)
Agkistrodon (genus)
Agkistrodon contortrix (species)
Agkistrodon contortrix contortrix (subspecies)
southern copperhead (primary common name)
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