Oxybelis inkaterra

Oxybelis inkaterra

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 Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Colubrinae
Genus: Oxybelis
Species: Oxybelis inkaterra

Name

Oxybelis inkaterra Jadin, Jowers, Orlofske, Duellman, Blair & Murphy, 2021: 4

• Holotype: KU 220196, adult ♂, collected by William E. Duellman (WED 59561) on 21 December 1991.
• Type locality: “Peru, Madre de Dios: Cusco Amazónico (now Reserva Amazónica), Río Madre de Dios, c. 15 km E Puerto Maldonado, 200 m, 12°34'59"S, 69°4'59"W”.
• Paratypes (2): KU 214887 (Field number WED 59004), collected by Erik R. Wild on 23 December 1989, from “Peru, Madre de Dios: Cusco Amazónico, Río Madre de Dios, c. 15 km E Puerto Maldonado, 200 m, 12°34'59.88"S, 69°4'59.879"W”; ZMH R01702, collected by János Regös in July 1980 from “Peru, Huánuco: Pachitea, Panguana Biological Fieldstation, Rio Yuyapichis [= Rio Llullapichis], 260 m, approx. 9°41'S, 74°57'W”.

References

Primary references

• Jadin, R.C., Jowers, M.J., Orlofske, S.A., Duellman, W.E., Blair, C. & Murphy, J.C. 2021. A new vine snake (Reptilia, Colubridae, Oxybelis) from Peru and redescription of O. acuminatus. Evolutionary Systematics 5: 1–12. DOI: 10.3897/evolsyst.5.60626 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2022. Oxybelis inkaterra. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 26 May 2021.

Vernacular names

English: Inkaterra Vine Snake
español: Serpiente de vid Inkaterra

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