Oxybelis vittatus

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: Oxybelis
Species: Oxybelis vittatus

Name

Oxybelis vittatus (Girard, 1854)

• Holotype: USNM 7315, adult ♀, collected by U.S. Naval Astronomical Expedition between 1849–1852.
• Type locality: “Taboga [Island], Bay of Panama”, Panama.

Combinations

• Dryophis vittatus Girard, 1854: 226 [original combination]
• Oxybelis vittatus — Jadin et al., 2020: 741 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Girard, C.F. 1854. Abstract of a report to Lieut. James M. Gilliss, U.S.N., upon the reptiles collected during the U.S.N. Astronomical Expedition to Chili. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 7: 226–227. BHL
• Jadin, R.C., Blair, C., Orlofske, S.A., Jowers, M.J., Rivas, G.A., Vitt, L.J., Ray, J.M., Smith, E.N. & Murphy, J.C. 2020. Not withering on the evolutionary vine: Systematic revision of New World Vine Snakes. Organisms, Diversity & Evolution 20: 723–746. DOI: 10.1007/s13127-020-00461-0 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Oxybelis vittatus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 11 March 2021.

Vernacular names

English: Striped Vine Snake