Oxybelis wilsoni

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 wilsoni

Name

Oxybelis wilsoni Villa & Mccranie, 1995: 297

• Holotype: USNM 318010, adult ♂, collected by J.R. McCranie on 20 November 1989.
• Type locality: “Rocky Point, Santa Elena on the eastern end of Isla de Roatán, Departamento de Islas de la Bahía, Honduras”.

References

Primary references

• Villa, J.D. & McCranie, J.R. 1995. Oxybelis wilsoni, a new species of vine snake from Isla de Roatán, Honduras (Serpentes: Colubridae). Revista de Biologia Tropical 43(1–3): 297–305. PDF Reference page. 

Additional references

• Groves, J.D. 1995. Reproduction and feeding behavior of Oxybelis wilsoni, a new species of vine snake (Squamata: Serpentes). Revista de Biologia Tropical 43(1): 307.
• McCranie, J.R. 1999. Notes on the type series of Oxybelis wilsoni Villa and McCranie. Herpetological Review 30(1): 11–12.

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Oxybelis wilsoni. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 9 November 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Roatan Vine Snake