Gyalopion quadrangulare

Gyalopion quadrangulare

Taxonavigation

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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: Gyalopion
Species: Gyalopion quadrangulare
Subspecies: G. q. desertorum – G. q. quadrangulare

Name

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  • Gyalopion quadrangulare (Günther, 1890)

Holotype: BMNH 1946.1.1.75 (former 83.4.5.36), ♀.

Type locality: “Mexico, Presidio de Mazatlan in Sinaloa.”

Combinations

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  • Ficimia quadrangularis Günther, 1893: 99 [original combination]
  • Gyalopion quadrangularis Günther, 1893 [subsequent combination]
  • Gyalopion quadrangularisStebbins, 1985: 216 [subsequent combination]
  • Gyalopion quadrangulareLiner, 1994 [subsequent combination]
  • Gyalopion quadrangulareCrother, 2000 [subsequent combination]

References

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Primary references

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Additional references

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  • Stebbins, R.C. 1985. A Field Guide to Western Reptiles and Amphibians, 2nd ed. Houghton Mifflin, Boston.
  • Collins J. T. 1997. Herpetological Circular 25: 1–40.
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Vernacular names

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English: Thornscrub or Desert Hooknose Snake