Apostolepis longicaudata

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: Dipsadinae
Genus: Apostolepis
Species: Apostolepis longicaudata

Name

• Apostolepis longicaudata Gomes in Amaral, 1921: 110

Holotype: IB 1684, adult ♂.

Type locality: “Engenheiro Dodt, povoação do município de Santa Philomena, Estado de Piauhy, Brasil”.

References

Primary references

• Amaral, A. do 1921. Últimos trabalhos inéditos de J. Florencio Gomes, duas novas espécies de Colubrideos opisthoglyphos brasileiros (Philodryas oligolepis e Apostolepis longicaudata). Annaes Paulistas de Medicina e Cirurgia 9(7-8): 110–113.

Additional references

• Curcio, F.F., Nunes, P.M.S., Harvey, M.B. & Rodrigues, M.T. 2011. Redescription of Apostolepis longicaudata (Serpentes: Xenodontinae) with Comments on Its Hemipenial Morphology and Natural History. Herpetologica 67(3): 318–331. DOI: 10.1655/HERPETOLOGICA-D-10-00043.1

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Apostolepis longicaudata. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 19 June 2018.

Vernacular names

English: Piauí Blackhead