Hypsiglena ochrorhyncha

Hypsiglena ochrorhyncha

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: Dipsadinae
Genus: Hypsiglena
Species: Hypsiglena ochrorhyncha
Subspecies (8): H. o. baueri – H. o. gularis – H. o. klauberi – H. o. martinensis – H. o. nuchalata – H. o. ochrorhyncha – H. o. tortugaensis – H. o. venusta

Name

• Hypsiglena ochrorhyncha Cope, 1860: 246

Syntypes (11): ANSP 3537-38, MCZ 9503, USNM 5283a–c, USNM 9216, USNM 69538–40, USNM 131733.

Type locality: “Cape St. Lucas, California.”

Combinations

• Hypsiglena ochrorhynchus Cope, 1860: 246 [original spelling, incorrect gender agreement]

References

Primary references

• Cope, E.D. 1860. Catalogue of the Colubridae in the Museum of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, with notes and descriptions of new species. Part 2. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 12: 241–266. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Hypsiglena ochrorhyncha. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 16 May 2018.

Vernacular names

English: Spotted Night Snake

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