Phrynonax polylepis

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: Colubrinae
Genus: Phrynonax
Species: Phrynonax polylepis

Name

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Phrynonax polylepis (Peters, 1867)

  • Holotype: ZMB 5899.
  • Type locality: “Surinam”.

Combinations

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  • Ahaetulla polylepis Peters, 1867: 709 [original combination]
  • Phrynonax poecilonotus polylepisAmaral, 1929 [subsequent combination]
  • Pseustes poecilonotus polylepisBrongersma, 1937 [subsequent combination]
  • Pseustes polylepisLema, 1999 [subsequent combination]
  • Phrynonax polylepisJadin, Burbrink, Rivas, Vitt, Barrio-Amoros & Guralnick, 2014 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

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  • Spilotes fasciatus Peters, 1869: 443
  • Phrynonax eutropis Boulenger, 1894: 22
  • Phrynonax lyoni Stejneger, 1901: 185
  • Phrynonax atriceps Werner, 1913: 22

References

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Primary references

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  • Peters, W. 1867. Über Flederthiere (Pteropus gouldii, Rhinolophus deckenii, Vespertilio lobipes, Vesperugo temminckii) und Amphibien (Hypsilurus godeffroyi, Lygosoma scutatum, Stenostoma narirostre, Onychocephalus unguirostris, Ahaetulla poylepis, Pseudechis scutellatus, Monatsber. königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin. 1867 (November): 703–712.
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Vernacular names

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English: Northeastern Puffing Snake