Leptophis ahaetulla occidentalis

Taxonavigation

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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: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Colubrinae
Genus: Leptophis
Species: Leptophis ahaetulla
Subspecies: Leptophis ahaetulla occidentalis

Name

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Leptophis ahaetulla occidentalis (Günther, 1859)

Synonyms

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  • Ahaetulla occidentalis Günther, 1859: 412
  • Ahaetulla urosticta Peters, 1873: 606
  • Leptophis ultramarinus Cope, 1894: 203
  • Leptophis occidentalis - Boulenger, 1894: 111
  • Leptophis urostictus - Boulenger, 1894: 114
  • Leptophis occidentalis occidentalisStuart, 1935: 50
  • Leptophis occidentalisStuart, 1937
  • Thalerophis richardi occidentalisOliver, 1948: 241
  • Leptophis ahaetulla occidentalis — ICZN, 1958: 270
  • Leptophis ahaetulla occidentalisPeters & Orejas-Miranda, 1970: 163

References

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  • Günther, A. 1866. Fifth account of new species of snakes in the collection of the British Museum. Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (3) 18: 24–29.
  • Stuart, L. C. 1935. A contribution to a knowledge of the herpetology of a portion of the savanna region of Central Peten, Guatemala. University of Michigan Museum of Zoology Miscellaneous Publications 29: 1–56.
  • Leptophis ahaetulla at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 19 sep 2008.

Vernacular names

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English: Occidental Parrot Snake