Mastigodryas pulchriceps

Taxonavigation

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: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Colubrinae
Genus: Mastigodryas
Species: Mastigodryas pulchriceps

Name

Mastigodryas pulchriceps (Cope, 1868)

Type locality: Plateau Valley of Quito, Ecuador.

Synonyms

• Masticophis pulchriceps Cope, 1868: 105
• Herpetodryas (Drymobius) Reissi Peters, 1868: 640
• Coluber fasciatus Rosen, 1905: 172
• Dryadophis pulchriceps - Stuart, 1939: 55
• Dryadophis pulchriceps - Stuart, 1941: 50
• Mastigodryas pulchriceps — Peters & Orejas-Miranda, 1970: 195
• Drymobius reissi - Vanzolini, 1977
• Drymobius reissi — Bauer et al., 1995: 72
• Mastigodryas pulchriceps — Lehr, 2002: 205
• Drymobius reissii - D'agostini et al., 2003: 115

References

• Cope, E.D. 1868: An examination of the Reptilia and Batrachia obtained by the Orton Expedition to Equador and the Upper Amazon, with notes on other species. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 20: 96–140.
• Lehr, E. 2002: Amphibien und Reptilien in Peru. Natur und Tier-Verlag (Münster), 208 pp.
• D'Agostini, F.M.; de Lema, T. & Ribeiro, S.L.B. 2003: The status of Drymobius reissi Peters 1868 (Serpentes, Colubridae). Phyllomedusa 2(2): 115–116.
• Mastigodryas pulchriceps at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 27 sep 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Cope's Tropical Racer