Borikenophis variegatus

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: Borikenophis
Species:

Name

  • Borikenophis variegatus (Schmidt, 1926)

Holotype: FMNH 266, ♂, collected by W.W. Brown Jr. on 13 February 1892.

Type locality: “Isla Mona, West Indies”.

Combinations

  • Dromicus variegatus Schmidt, 1926: 160 [original combination]
  • Alsophis portoricensis variegatus — Schwartz, 1966: 198 [subsequent combination, reduce to subspecies]
  • Borikenophis variegatus — Hedges, Couloux & Vidal, 2009: 8 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

Vernacular names

  • English: Puerto Rican Racer
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