Caraiba andreae

Caraiba andreae

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: Caraiba
Species: Caraiba andreae
Subspecies (6): C. a. andreae – C. a. melopyrrha – C. a. morenoi – C. a. nebulatus – C. a. orientalis – C. a. peninsulae

Name

Caraiba andreae (Reinhardt & Lütken, 1862)

• Syntypes (n=2): ZMUC R.60766-7.
• Type locality: “Havanna”, Cuba.

Combinations

• Liophis andreae Reinhardt & Lütken, 1862: 214 [original combination]
• Antillophis andreai — Schwartz & Henderson 1991: 579 [subsequent combination]
• Caraiba andreae — Zaher, Grazziotin, Cadle, Murphy, Moura-Leite & Bonatto, 2009: 148 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Reinhardt, J. & Lütken, C. 1862. Bidrag til det vestindiske Öriges og navnligen til de dansk-vestindiske Öers Herpetologie. Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra den naturhistoriske Forening i Kjöbenhavn series 2, 4: 153–291. BHL Reference page. 
• Schwartz, A. & Henderson, R.W. 1991. Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies: Descriptions, Distributions, and Natural History. University of Florida Press: Gainesville. xiv + 720 p. ISBN 9780813010496 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. 

Vernacular names

English: Black and White Racer