Alsophis sibonius

Alsophis sibonius

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 sibonius Cope, 1879

  • Holotype: USNM 10138, adult ♂, collected by F. Ober between 1876–1879.
  • Type locality: “Island of Dominica”, Lesser Antilles.

Combinations

  • Alsophis sibonius Cope, 1879: 375 [original combination]
  • Alsophis leucomelas siboniusParker, 1933: 156 [subsequent combination, reduced to species]
  • Alsophis antillensis siboniusSchwartz, 1966: 216 [subsequent combination]

Native distribution areas

  • Dominica.

References

Primary references

Vernacular names

  • English: Dominican Racer