Leptophis nebulosus

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 nebulosus

Name

Leptophis nebulosus Oliver, 1942

• Holotype: MCZ R-15287, ♂.
• Type locality: “Cariblanca, Costa Rica”.

Combinations

• Leptophis nebulosus Oliver 1942: 12 [original combination]
• Thalerophis nebulosus — Oliver, 1948: 217 [subsequent combination]

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. 
• Oliver, J.A. 1948. The relationships and zoogeography of the genus Thalerophis Oliver. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 92(4): 157–280. hdl: 2246/1209 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Leptophis nebulosus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 15 September 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Oliver's Parrot Snake