Caaeteboia amarali

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: Dipsadidae
Subfamilia: Dipsadinae
Genus: Caaeteboia
Species: Caaeteboia amarali

Name

Caaeteboia amarali (Wettstein, 1930)

• Holotype: NMW 23107, donated by P. Brauchardt in May 1929.
• Type locality: “Bello Horizonte, Minas Gerais”, Brazil.

Combinations

• Liophis amarali Wettstein, 1930: 93 [original combination]
• Caaeteboia amarali — Zaher et al., 2009: 114 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Wettstein, O. 1930. Eine neue colubridae Schlange aus Brasilien (In German). Zoologischer Anzeiger 88: 93–94. Reference page. 
• Zaher, H., Grazziotin, F.G., Cadle, J.E., Murphy, R.W., Moura-Leite, J.C. & Bonatto, S.L. 2009. Molecular phylogeny of advanced snakes (Serpentes, Caenophidia) with an emphasis on South American xenodontines: a revised classification and descriptions of new taxa. Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 49(11): 115–153. DOI: 10.1590/S0031-10492009001100001 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Caaeteboia amarali. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 15 April 2019.

Vernacular names

English: Amaral's Ground Snake