Liophidium pattoni

Liophidium pattoni

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Elapoidea

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: Elapoidea

Familia: Pseudoxyrhophiidae
Subfamilia: Pseudoxyrhophiinae
Genus: Liophidium
Species: Liophidium pattoni

Name

Liophidium pattoni Vieites, Ratsoavina, Randrianiaina, Nagy, Glaw & Vences, 2010: 3

• Holotype: ZSM 186/2009 (field number DRV 5948), adult ♂, collected by M. Vences, D.R. Vieites, F.M. Ratsoavina & R.-D. Randrianiaina on 28 June 2009.
• Type locality: “a site locally named Angozongahy at the western side of the Makira plateau, within the newly created reserve "Makira Natural Park", 15°26′13.3″S, 49°07′07.0″E, 1009 m above sea level, district of Mandritsara, region of Sofia, province of Mahajanga, northeastern Madagascar”.

References

Primary references

• Vieites, D.R., Ratsoavina, F.M., Randrianiaina, R.-D., Nagy, Z.T., Glaw, F. & Vences, M. 2010. A rhapsody of colours from Madagascar: discovery of a remarkable new snake of the genus Liophidium and its phylogenetic relationships. Salamandra 46(1): 1–10. PDF Reference page.