Helicops trivittatus

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: Helicops
Species: Helicops trivittatus

Name

• Helicops trivittatus (Gray, 1849)

Holotype: BMNH 1946.1.13.99, adult ♀, presented by Zoological Society.

Type locality: “India?”.

Combinations

• Myron trivittatus Gray, 1849: 70 [original combination]
• Helicops trivittatus — Boulenger, 1893: 276 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Gray, J.E. 1849. Catalogue of the specimens of snakes in the collection of the British Museum. Edward Newman: London. i–xv + 1–125. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Helicops trivittatus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 5 May 2019.
• Nogueira, C. & Martins, M.R.C. 2011. IUCN: Helicops trivittatus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T176812A7309499. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T176812A7309499.en

Vernacular names

English: Equatorial Keelback