Heteroliodon lava

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Elapoidea

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: Elapoidea

Familia: Pseudoxyrhophiidae
Subfamilia: Pseudoxyrhophiinae
Genus: Heteroliodon
Species: Heteroliodon lava

Name

Heteroliodon lava Nussbaum & Raxworthy, 2000

• Holotype: UMMZ 221787.
• Type locality: “Lac Vert, Ankarana Special Reserve, 12°52’ S, 49° 06’ E, 100 m elevation, Ambilobe Fivondronana, Antsiranana Province, Madagascar”.

References

Primary references

• Nussbaum, R.A. & Raxworthy, C.J. 2000. Revision of the Madagascan snake genus Heteroliodon Boettger (Reptilia: Squamata: Colubridae). Herpetologica 56(4): 489–499.