Alsophis sibonius

Alsophis sibonius

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 sibonius

Name

Alsophis sibonius Cope, 1879

• Holotype: USNM 10138, adult ♂, collected by F. Ober between 1876–1879.
• Type locality: “Island of Dominica”, Lesser Antilles.

Combinations

• Alsophis sibonius Cope, 1879: 375 [original combination]
• Alsophis leucomelas sibonius — Parker, 1933: 156 [subsequent combination, reduced to species]
• Alsophis antillensis sibonius — Schwartz, 1966: 216 [subsequent combination]

Native distribution areas

• Dominica.

References

Primary references

• Cope, E.D. 1879. Eleventh contribution to the herpetology of tropical America. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 18: 261–277.

Links

• Henderson, R.W. & Powell, R. 2019. IUCN: Alsophis sibonius  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T190569A71748211. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T190569A71748211.en. Accessed on 07 November 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Dominican Racer