Myersophis alpestris

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: Cyclocoridae
Genus: Myersophis
Species: Myersophis alpestris

Name

Myersophis alpestris Taylor, 1963: 430

• Holotype: EHT-HMS No. 3109, ♀, collected by Edward H. Taylor on 23 May 1961.
• Type locality: “elevation circa 1,980 m in mountains near Banaue, Mountain Province, Luzon, Philippines”.

References

Primary references

• Taylor, E.H. 1963. New and Rare Oriental Serpents. Copeia 1963(2): 429–433. DOI: 10.2307/1441364 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Myersophis alpestris. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 7 February 2020.
• Brown, R. & Diesmos, A. 2009. IUCN: Myersophis alpestris  (Data Deficient). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T169828A6679428. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T169828A6679428.en. Accessed on 11 December 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Myers’ Mountain Snake