Liodytes alleni

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: Natricinae
Genus: Liodytes
Species: Liodytes alleni

Name

• Liodytes alleni (Garman, 1874)

Holotype: MCZ 2255, collected by J.A. Allen.

Type locality: “near Jacksonville, Florida”.

Combinations

• Helicops alleni Garman, 1874: 92 [original combination]
• Liodytes alleni — Cope, 1885: 194 [subsequent combination]
• Regina alleni — Rossman, 1963: 8 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Garman, S. 1874. Description of a new species of North American serpent. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History 17: 92–94. BHL

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Liodytes alleni. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 16 May 2019.
• Hammerson, G.A. 2016. IUCN: Liodytes alleni  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T63884A90083974. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T63884A90083974.en

Vernacular names

English: Striped Crayfish Snake