Pseudelaphe flavirufa

Pseudelaphe flavirufa

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: Colubrinae
Genus: Pseudelaphe
Species:
Subspecies (3): P. f. flavirufa – P. f. matudai – P. f. pardalina

Name

Pseudelaphe flavirufa (Cope, 1867)

  • Holotype: USNM 6566.
  • Type locality: Mexico: Yucatan.

Synonyms

  • Coluber flavirufus Cope, 1867: 319
  • Natrix flavirufusCope, 1887: 71
  • Coluber flavirufusBoulenger, 1894: 39
  • Coluber chlorosoma Günther, 1894: 115 (fide Boulenger, 1894)
  • Elaphe flavirufaGaige, 1936: 299
  • Elaphe flavirufaLiner, 1994
  • Elaphe flavirufaSchulz, 1996: 273
  • Pseudelaphe [sic] flavirufusUtiger et al., 2002
  • Pantherophis flavirufaUtiger et al., 2002
  • Pseudoelaphe flavirufaMattison, 2007: 35

References

Primary references

  • Cope, E.D. 1867: Fifth contribution lo the herpetology of tropical America. Proc. Acad. nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 18 [1866]: 317–323.

Additional references

  • Gaige, H. 1936: Some reptiles and amphibians from Yucatan and Campeche, Mexico. Carnegie Inst. Wash. Publ., (457 or 547?): 289–304.
  • Utiger, Urs, Notker Helfenberger, Beat Schätti, Catherine Schmidt, Markus Ruf and Vincent Ziswiler 2002: Molecular systematics and phylogeny of Old World and New World ratsnakes, Elaphe Auct., and related genera (Reptilia, Squamata, Colubridae). Russ. J. Herpetol. 9 (2): 105–124.

Vernacular names

  • English: Yellow-red Rat Snake