Lygophis meridionalis

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

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).

Aporophis lineatus var. meridionalis Schenkel, 1901: 160 [original combination, as subspecies]
Lygophis lineatus meridionalis — Hoge, 1953: 252 [subsequent combination]
Liophis meridionalis — Dixon, 1980: 11 [subsequent combination, elevate to species]
Lygophis eridionalis — Zaher et al., 2009: 147 [subsequent combination]

Schenkel, E. 1901. Achter Nachtrag zum Katalog der herpetologischen Sammlung des Basler Museums. Verhandlungen der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Basel 13: 142–199. BHL Reference page.
Zaher, H., Grazziotin, F.G., Cadle, J.E., Murphy, R.W., Moura-Leite, J.C. & Bonatto, S.L. 2009. Molecular phylogeny of advanced snakes (Serpentes, Caenophidia) with an emphasis on South American xenodontines: a revised classification and descriptions of new taxa. Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 49(11): 115–153. DOI: 10.1590/S0031-10492009001100001 Reference page.

English: Southern Striped Snake