Hapsidophrys smaragdina

Hapsidophrys smaragdina

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: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Colubrinae
Genus: Hapsidophrys
Species: Hapsidophrys smaragdina

Name

Hapsidophrys smaragdina (Schlegel, 1837)

• Lectotype: RMNH 909.
• Type locality: “Goldküste”.

Combinations

• Dendrophis smaragdina Schlegel, 1837: 237 [original combination]
• Leptophis smaragdinus — Hallowell, 1854: 100 [subsequent combination]
• Gastropyxis smaragdina — Cope, 1860: 558 [subsequent combination]
• Hapsidophrys smaragdinus — Bocage, 1895: 13 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

• Leptophis gracilis Hallowell, 1844: 60
  • Holotype: ?ANSP.
  • Type locality: “Liberia, W. Africa”.

• Hapsidophrys coeruleus Fischer, 1856: 111
  • Syntypes (n=2): ZMUH.
  • Type locality: “West-Afrika”.

• Tropidophidion steini Werner, 1902: 335
  • Type material: Unknown.
  • Type locality: “Boké am Rio Nunez”.

References

Primary references

• Schlegel, H. 1837. Essai sur la physionomie des serpens. Partie Descriptive. Volume 2. M.H. Schonekat: Amsterdam, The Netherlands. 606 pp. BHL Reference page.  
• Hallowell, E. 1844. Descriptions of new species of African reptiles. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 1844: 58–62.
• Fischer, J.G. 1856. Neue Schlangen des Hamburgischen Naturhistorischen Museums. Abhandlungen aus dem Gebiete der Naturwissenschaften 3: 79–116. BHL Reference page. 
• Werner, F. 1902. Über westafrikanische Reptilien. Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 52: 332–348. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Rödel M.O. & Mahsberg D. 2000. Vorläufige Liste der Schlangen des Tai-Nationalparks / Elfenbeinküste und angrenzender Gebiete. Salamandra 36(1): 25–38. PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Luiselli, L., Chirio, L., Segniagbeto, G., Wagner, P., Safari, I. & Chenga, J. 2021. IUCN: Hapsidophrys smaragdina  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T13265399A13265408. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T13265399A13265408.en. Accessed on 14 November 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Emerald Snake

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