Alsophis sanctonum

Alsophis sanctonum

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 sanctonum Barbour, 1915

  • Holotype: MCZ 10689, collected by G.K. Noble in summer 1914.
  • Type locality: “Terre d’en Haut, Isles des Saintes, near Guadeloupe, French West Indies”.

Combinations

  • Alsophis sanctonum Barbour, 1915: 78 [original combination]
  • Alsophis leucomelas sanctonumParker, 1933: 156 [subsequent combination]
  • Alsophis antillensis sanctonumLazell, 1967 [subsequent combination]

Native distribution areas

  • Guadaloupe: Iles des Saintes: Terre-de-Haut Island and Îlet Cabris.

References

Primary references

Vernacular names

  • English: Terre-de-Haut Racer