Phyllorhynchus decurtatus

Phyllorhynchus decurtatus

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: Phyllorhynchus
Species: Phyllorhynchus decurtatus

Name

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Phyllorhynchus decurtatus (Cope, 1868)

  • Holotype: ANSP 5489, adult ♀, collected by William M. Gabb in 1867.
  • Type locality: “upper part of Lower California”.

Combinations

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  • Phimothyra decurtata Cope, 1868: 310 [original combination]
  • Salvadora decurtataGarman, 1884: 39 [subsequent combination]
  • Phyllorhynchus decurtatusStejneger, 1890: 154 [subsequent combination]
  • Lytorhynchus decurtatusBoulenger, 1893: 417 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

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  • Phyllorhynchus decurtatus perkinsi Klauber, 1935: 11
    • Holotype: SDNHM 23757, adult ♂, collected by L.M. Klauber on 4 May 1935.
    • Type locality: “Dry Lake, San Diego County, California”.
  • Phyllorhynchus decurtatus nubilis Klauber, 1940: 197
    • Holotype: SDNHM 32493, adult ♂, collected by Lee Arnold on 16 July 1939.
    • Type locality: “Xavier (Weisner’s Ranch), Pima County, Arizona”.
  • Phyllorhynchus decurtatus norrisi Smith & Langebartel, 1951: 181
    • Holotype: UIMNH 23887, subadult ♂, collected by D.A. Langebartel and R. Abbuhl on 3 July 1951.
    • Type locality: “45.1 miles south of Santa Ana, Sonora”.
  • Phyllorhynchus arenicola Savage & Cliff, 1954: 69
    • Holotype: CAS-SU 14013, adult ♂, collected by Frank S. Cliff, John P. Figg-Hoblyn, Jon M. Lindbergh and Jay M. Savage on 15 April 1952.
    • Type locality: “in the sand dunes along the southwest coast of Isla Montserrate, Gulf of California, Mexico”.
  • Phyllorhynchus decurtatus porelli Powers & Banta, 1974: 241
    • Holotype: NHSM R1800, subadult ♂, collected by Ismael Avilés on 15 January 1973.
    • Type locality: “southwest Cerralvo Island, Gulf of California”.

Native distribution areas

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  • United States: California, Nevada, Utah and Arizona.
  • Mexico: Baja California, Sonora and Sinaloa.

References

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Additional references

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Vernacular names

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English: Spotted Leaf-nosed Snake