Helophis schoutedeni

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 Cladus: Sauropsida 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: Natricinae
Genus: Helophis
Species: Helophis schoutedeni

Name

• Helophis schoutedeni (de Witte, 1922)

Syntypes (2): MRAC 2468 and 2469.

Type locality: “Kwamouth (district du Moyen-Congo), Congo”.

Combinations

• Pelophis schoutedeni de Witte, 1922: 318 [original combination]
• Helophis schoutedeni — de Witte & Laurent, 1942: 113 [subsequent combination]

References

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Helophis schoutedeni. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 24 October 2018.

Vernacular names

English: Schouteden's Sun Snake