Lygophis meridionalis

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Colubroidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata
Cladus: Toxicofera
Subordo: Serpentes
Infraordo: Caenophidia
Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Dipsadidae
Subfamilia: Dipsadinae
Genus: Lygophis
Species: Lygophis meridionalis

Name

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Lectotype: NHMB 1454, ♂, collected by C. Ternetz between 1895–1896. [designated by Kramer (1978: 658)]

Type locality: “Paraguay: Bemalcue; Mte. Sociedad”, restricted to “Bernal Cué” by Cabral & Cacciali (2018: 60).

Combinations

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  • Aporophis lineatus var. meridionalis Schenkel, 1901: 160 [original combination, as subspecies]
  • Lygophis lineatus meridionalisHoge, 1953: 252 [subsequent combination]
  • Liophis meridionalisDixon, 1980: 11 [subsequent combination, elevate to species]
  • Lygophis eridionalisZaher et al., 2009: 147 [subsequent combination]

References

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Primary references

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Vernacular names

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English: Southern Striped Snake