Alsophis antillensis

Alsophis antillensis

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: Dipsadidae
Subfamilia: Xenodontinae
Tribus: Alsophiini
Genus: Alsophis
Species: Alsophis antillensis

Name

Alsophis antillensis (Schlegel, 1837)

• Lectotype: RMNH 768, collected by F.-X. Donzelot between 1818–1826. [designated by Brongersma (1937: 5)]
• Type locality: “Guadeloupe”.

Combinations

• Psammophis antillensis Schlegel, 1827: 214 [original combination]
• Alsophis antillensis — Fitzinger, 1843: 26 [subsequent combination, by implication]

Native distribution areas

• Guadeloupe (Grand Terre) and Marie Galante (extinct).

References

Primary references

• Schlegel, H. 1837. Essai sur la physionomie des serpens. Partie Descriptive. Volume 2. M.H. Schonekat: Amsterdam, The Netherlands. 606 pp. BHL Reference page.  

Links

• Gomès, R., Dewynter, M., Henderson, R.W. & Powell, R. 2016. IUCN: Alsophis antillensis  (Critically Endangered) (errata version published in 2017). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T190566A115325668. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T190566A71748196.en. Accessed on 06 November 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Guadeloupe Racer

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