Cubophis brooksi

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: Cubophis
Species: Cubophis brooksi

Name

• Cubophis brooksi (Barbour, 1914)

Holotype: MCZ 7893.

Type locality: “Little Swan Island, Caribbean Sea”.

Combinations

• Alsophis brooksi Barbour, 1914: 333 [original combination]
• Alsophis cantherigerus brooksi — Lando & Williams, 1969: 194 [subsequent combination]
• Cubophis cantherigerus brooksi — Hedges, Couloux & Vidal, 2009: 8 [subsequent combination]
• Cubophis brooksi — McCranie, 2011 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Barbour, T. 1914. A Contribution to the Zoögeography of the West Indies, with Especial Reference to Amphibians and Reptiles. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 44(2): 205–359. BHL
• Hedges, S.B., Couloux, A. & Vidal, N. 2009. Molecular phylogeny, classification, and biogeography of West Indian racer snakes of the tribe Alsophiini (Squamata, Dipsadidae, Xenodontinae). Zootaxa 2067: 1–28. Abstract & excerpt Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Cubophis brooksi. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 13 July 2018.

Vernacular names

English: Swan Island Racer