Opheodrys

Opheodrys aestivus

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: Opheodrys
Species (2): O. aestivus – O. vernalis

Name

Opheodrys Fitzinger, 1843: 26

• Type species: Herpetodryas aestivus Schlegel, 1837 (in error) [=Coluber aestivus Linnaeus, 1766], by original designation.

Synonyms

• Cyclophis Günther, 1858: 113
  • Type species: Coluber aestivus Linnaeus, 1766, by subsequent designation.
• Phyllophilophis Garman, 1884: 146
  • Type species: Coluber aestivus Linnaeus, 1766, by monotypy.
• Tropidodryas Cope, 1885 [preoccupied by Tropidodryas Fitzinger, 1843]
  • Type species: Coluber aestivus Linnaeus, 1766, by monotypy.
• Liochlorophis Oldham & Smith, 1991: 208
  • Type species: Coluber vernalis Harlan, 1827, by original designation and monotypy.

References

Primary references

• Fitzinger, L. 1843. Systema Reptilium. Fasciculus primus. Amblyglossae. Braumüller et Seidel: Wien. vi + 106 pp. BHL Reference page. 
• Günther, A. 1858. Catalogue of Colubrine Snakes in the Collection of the British Museum. British Museum (Natural History): London. xvi + 281 pp. BHL Reference page. 
• Oldham, J.C. & Smith, H.M. 1991. The generic status of the Smooth Green Snake, Opheodrys vernalis. Bulletin of the Maryland Herpetological Society 27(4): 201–215. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Opheodrys . The Reptile Database. Accessed on 27 September 2022.

Vernacular names

English: North American Green Snakes

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