Alsophis antillensis

Alsophis antillensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Kingdom: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Sauropsida
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Cladus: Diapsida
Cladus: Neodiapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha
Subclassis: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata
Cladus: Toxicofera
Subordo: Serpentes
Cladus: Caenophidia
Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Dipsadinae
Genus: Alsophis
Species:

Name

Alsophis antillensis (Schlegel, 1837)

  • Lectotype: RMNH 768, collected by F.-X. Donzelot between 1818–1826. [designated by Brongersma (1937: 5)]
  • Type locality: “Guadeloupe”.

Combinations

  • Psammophis antillensis Schlegel, 1827: 214 [original combination]
  • Alsophis antillensis — Fitzinger, 1843: 26 [subsequent combination, by implication]

Native distribution areas

  • Guadeloupe (Grand Terre) and Marie Galante (extinct).

References

Primary references

  • Schlegel, H. 1837. Essai sur la physionomie des serpens. Partie Descriptive. Volume 2. M.H. Schonekat: Amsterdam, The Netherlands. 606 pp. BHL Reference page.  

Vernacular names

  • English: Guadeloupe Racer
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