Hypsiscopus murphyi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Homalopsoidea

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: Homalopsoidea

Familia: Homalopsidae
Genus: Hypsiscopus
Species: Hypsiscopus murphyi

Name

Hypsiscopus murphyi Bernstein, Voris, Stuart, Phimmachak, Seateun, Sivongxay, Neang, Karns, Andrews, Osterhage, Phipps & Ruane, 2022

• Holotype: NCSM 85490 (field number BLS 16458), adult ♂, collected by Bryan L. Stuart, Niane Sivongxay, Sengvilay Seateun, and Monekham Davanhkham on 11 July 2014.
• Type locality: “Laos, Khammouan Province, Gnommalath District, Ban Phak Phoung, 17.581918N, 105.219978E, 167 m elev.”

References

Primary references

• Bernstein, J.M., Voris, H.K., Stuart, B.L., Phimmachak, S., Seateun, S., Sivongxay, N., Neang, T., Karns, D.R., Andrews, H.L., Osterhage, J., Phipps, E.A. & Ruane, S. 2022. Undescribed Diversity in a Widespread, Common Group of Asian Mud Snakes (Serpentes: Homalopsidae: Hypsiscopus). Ichthyology & Herpetology 110(3): 561–574. DOI: 10.1643/h2022015 Reference page.