Persiophis fahimii

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: Persiophis
Species: Persiophis fahimii

Name

Persiophis fahimii Rajabizadeh, Pyron, Nazarov, Poyarkov, Adriaens & Herrel, 2020: 8

• Holotype: ICSTZM.7H.1151 (field number: RAN 2948), adult ♀, collected by R. Nazarov in May 2008.
• Type locality: “Iran, Kermanprovince, 19 km NW of Orzueeyeh City, 1350 m ASL”.

References

Primary references

• Rajabizadeh, M., Pyron, R.A., Nazarov, R., Poyarkov, N.A., Adriaens, D. & Herrel, A. 2020. Additions to the phylogeny of colubrine snakes in Southwestern Asia, with description of a new genus and species (Serpentes: Colubridae: Colubrinae). PeerJ 8: e9016. DOI: 10.7717/peerj.9016 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Fahimi’s Ground Snake