Erythrolamprus ornatus

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
Genus: Erythrolamprus
Species: Erythrolamprus ornatus

Name

Erythrolamprus ornatus (Garman, 1887)

Type locality: St. Lucia

Holotype: Syntetypes MCZ 6135-6137, BMNH 1946.1.9.8, BMNH 1946.1.9.18

Synonyms

• Dromicus ornatus Garman, 1887
• Dromicus giganteus Jan, 1863 (nomen nudum)
• Liophis ornatus — Schwartz & Henderson, 1991
• Liophis ornatus — Powell et al. 1996

References

• Garman, S. 1887. On West Indian reptiles in the Museum of Comparative Zoology, at Cambridge, Mass. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 24(126): 278–286. Reference page. 
• Liophis ornatus at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 20 Jule 2009.
• IUCN: Liophis ornatus (Garman, 1887) (Endangered)
• Liophis ornatus (Garman, 1887) – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Vernacular names

English: Ornate Ground Snake