Leptophis coeruleodorsus

Leptophis coeruleodorsus

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: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Colubrinae
Genus: Leptophis
Species: Leptophis coeruleodorsus

Name

Leptophis coeruleodorsus Oliver, 1942

• Holotype: AMNH 9022, ♂.
• Type locality: “Trinidad, British West Indies”.

Combinations

• Leptophis coeruleodorsus Oliver, 1942: 4 [original combination]
• Thalerophis richardi coeruleodorsus — Oliver, 1948: 228

References

Primary references

• Oliver, J. A. 1942. A check list of the snakes of the genus Leptophis, with descriptions of new forms. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan 462: 19 pp. hdl: 2027.42/56901 Reference page. 

Additional references

• Kornacker, P.M. & Dederichs, U. 1997. Herpetologische Eindrücke einer Venezuelareise. Elaphe 5(3): 87–96.

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Leptophis coeruleodorsus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 10 June 2022.
• Murphy, J. & Rivas, G. 2019. IUCN: Leptophis coeruleodorsus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T74875552A75171361. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T74875552A75171361.en. Accessed on 10 June 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Oliver's Parrot Snake