Opisthotropis alcalai

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: Natricinae
Genus: Opisthotropis
Species: Opisthotropis alcalai

Name

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Opisthotropis alcalai Brown & Leviton, 1961: 2

Holotype: SU 22250, CAS-SUR 22250.

Type locality: Cugat Creek, on the west side of Dapitan Peak, Mt. Malindang, Zamboanga del Norte Province, Mindanao (2500 m).

Synonyms

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  • Opisthotropis alcali Brown & Leviton, 1961: 2
  • Opisthotropis alcalai — Brown & Alcala, 1970: 115

References

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  • Brown, W.C. & Leviton, A.E. 1961: Discovery of the snake genus Opisthotropis in the Philippine Islands, with description of a new species. Occasional Papers of the Natural History Museum of Stanford University, 8: 1–11.
  • Brown, Walter C.; Alcala, Angel C. 1970: The zoogeography of the herpetofauna of the Philippine Islands, a fringing archipelago. Proc. Cal. Acad. Sci. 38 (6): 105–130.

Vernacular names

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English: Gary's Mountain Keelback