Hypsirhynchus ferox

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
Tribus: Alsophiini
Genus: Hypsirhynchus
Species: Hypsirhynchus ferox

Name

Hypsirhynchus ferox Günther, 1858: 49

• Holotype: BMNH 1946.1.4.96, ♀, collected by A. Sallé via H. Cuming in 1859.
• Type locality: “Barbadoes”.

References

Primary references

• Günther, A. 1858. Catalogue of Colubrine Snakes in the Collection of the British Museum. British Museum (Natural History): London. xvi + 281 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Hypsirhynchus ferox. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 31 May 2023.
• Landestoy, M., Inchaustegui, S. & Henderson, R.W. 2016. IUCN: Hypsirhynchus ferox  (Least Concern) (errata version published in 2017). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T190579A115327006. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T190579A71748231.en. Accessed on 31 May 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Hispaniola Cat-eyed Snake