Lytorhynchus gasperetti

Taxonavigation

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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: Lytorhynchus
Species: Lytorhynchus gasperetti

Name

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Lytorhynchus gasperetti Leviton, 1977

Type locality: Saudi Arabia.

Holotype: CAS 134150.

References

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  • Leviton A.E. 1977. A new lytorhynchid snake. Journal of the Saudi Arabian natural history society (No. 19): 16–25.
  • Egan D. 2007. Snakes of Arabia. Motivate Publishing, Dubai, 208 pp.
  • Lytorhynchus gasperetti at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 21 sep 2008.

Vernacular names

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English: Leviton's Leafnose Snake