Mastigodryas alternatus

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: Mastigodryas
Species: Mastigodryas alternatus

Name

Mastigodryas alternatus (Bocourt, 1884)

• Holotype: MNHN-RA 6202.
• Type locality: “Isthme de Darien” [= Daríen Province, Panama].

Combinations

• Coryphodon alternatus Bocourt, 1884: 133 [original combination]
• Dryadophis melanolomus alternatus — Stuart, 1941 [subsequent combination]
• Mastigodryas melanolomus alternatus — Peters & Orejas-Miranda, 1970 [subsequent combination]
• Mastigodryas alternatus — McCranie, 2011: 157 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

• Eudryas boddaerti gaigeae Stuart, 1933: 9
• Dryadophis sanguiventris Taylor, 1954

References

Primary references

• Bocourt, M.F. 1884. Note sur quelques ophidiens nouveaux, provenant de l'Amerique inter-tropicale. Bull. Soc. Philomath. Paris (7) 8: 133–142.
• Smith, Hobart M. 1939. Notes on Mexican reptiles and amphibians. Zoological Series of Field Museum of Natural History 24 (4): 15–35.

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Mastigodryas alternatus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 3 November 2022.
• Sunyer, J. & Townsend, J.H. 2022. IUCN: Mastigodryas alternatus  (Least Concern) (amended version of 2013 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T203297A217779850. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T203297A217779850.en. Accessed on 03 November 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Central America Lizard Eater