Cubophis cantherigerus

Cubophis cantherigerus

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 cantherigerus
Subspecies (4): C. c. adspersus – C. c. cantherigerus – C. c. pepei – C. c. schwartzi

Name

• Cubophis cantherigerus (Bibron in de la Sagra, 1840)

Syntypes (6): MNHN 3545–46, MNHN 3561–63, and MCZ 2195 (formerly MNHN).

Type locality: “Cuba”.

Combinations

• Coluber cantherigerus Bibron in de la Sagra, 1840: p. 27 [original combination]
• Alsophis cantherigerus — Schwartz & Thomas, 1960: 89 [subsequent combination]
• Cubophis cantherigerus — Hedges, Couloux & Vidal, 2009: 8 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Cocteau, J.-T. & Bibron, G. 1838–1843. Reptiles. In: de la Sagra, R. Historia Física, Política y Natural de la Isla de Cuba. Segunda Parte. Historia Natural. Tomo IV. Reptiles y Peces. Arthus Bertrand: Paris. 142 pp. BHL Reference page. 
• 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 cantherigerus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 13 July 2018.

Vernacular names

English: Cuban Racer