Mastigodryas 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: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Colubrinae
Genus: Mastigodryas
Species: Mastigodryas amarali

Name

Mastigodryas amarali (Stuart, 1938)

• Holotype: USNM 22534, ♀, collected by W. Robinson om 13 July 1895.
• Type locality: “Isla Margarita, Venezuela”.

Combinations

• Eudryas amarali Stuart, 1938: 7 [original combination]
• Dryadophis amarali — Stuart, 1941: 57 [subsequent combination]
• Mastigodryas amarali — Peters & Orejas-Miranda, 1970 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Stuart, L.C. 1941: Studies of Neotropical Colubrinae VIII. A revision of the genus Dryadophis Stuart, 1939. Miscellaneous publications, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan 49: 1–106.
• Peters, J.A. & Orejas-Miranda, B. 1970. Catalogue of the Neotropical Squamata. Part I. Snakes. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 297: 1–347. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Kornacker, P.M. 1999. Checklist and key to the snakes of Venezuela: Lista sistemática y clave para las serpientes de Venezuela. PaKo-Verlag: Rheinbach, Germany. 270 pp. ISBN 978-3980624008.Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Mastigodryas amarali. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 1 November 2022.
• Schargel, W. & Rivas, G. 2019. IUCN: Mastigodryas amarali  (Vulnerable). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T203296A2763406. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T203296A2763406.en. Accessed on 01 November 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Amaral's Tropical Racer