Heterodon kennerlyi
Taxonavigation
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Dipsadinae
Genus: Heterodon
Species:
Name
Lectotype: USNM 1282. [designated by Cope (1900: 774)]
Type locality: “Rio Grande; Sonora”, restricted by lectotype designation to “Matamoras, Mexico” (in error); “Sonora” corrected to “south of the Gila River in Santa Cruz or Cochise Co., SE Arizona, USA”, fide Bogert (1939: 198-199), Stejneger (1940: 204) and Stickel (1943: 120).
Combinations
- Heterodon simus kennerlyi — Coues & Yarrow, 1878: 271 [subsequent combination]
- Heterodon nasicus kennerlyi — Cope, 1900: 773 [subsequent combination]
References
Primary references
- Kennicott, R. 1860. Descriptions of new species of North American serpents in the museum of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 12: 328–338. BHL Reference page.
- Coues, E. & Yarrow, H.C. 1878. Notes on the herpetology of Dakota and Montana. Department of the Interior, United States Geological and Geographical Survey, Extracted from the Bulletin of the Survey 4(1): 259–297.
- Cope, E.D. [1898] 1900. The crocodilians, lizards, and snakes of North America. Report of the United States National Museum 1898: 153–1270 + 36 pls.
Links
- Uetz, P., Freed, P., Aguilar, R., F. Reyes, J. Kudera & Hošek, J. (eds.) 2025. Heterodon kennerlyi. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 5 May 2018.
Vernacular names
- English: Mexican Hog-nosed Snake