Phytolopsis punctata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Homalopsoidea

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: Homalopsoidea

Familia: Homalopsidae
Genus: Phytolopsis
Species: Phytolopsis punctata

Name

• Phytolopsis punctata Gray, 1849: 68

Holotype: BMNH 1946.1.2.37, ♀, collected by Warwick.

Type locality: “India” (in error).

Combinations

• Hypsirhina punctata — Boulenger, 1893: 12 [subsequent combination]
• Enhydris punctata — Kinghorn, 1929: 89 [subsequent combination.
• Phytolopsis punctata — Murphy & Voris, 2014: 32 [subsequent combination, restaure genus]

References

Primary references

• Gray, J.E. 1849. Catalogue of the specimens of snakes in the collection of the British Museum. Edward Newman: London. i–xv + 1–125. BHL Reference page. 
• Murphy, J.C. & Voris, H.K. 2014. A Checklist and Key to the Homalopsid Snakes (Reptilia, Squamata, Serpentes), with the Description of New Genera. Fieldiana: Life and Earth Sciences 8: 1–43. Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Phytolopsis punctata. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 24 November 2018.
• Murphy, J. 2010. IUCN: Enhydris punctata  (Data Deficient). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T176681A7282886. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T176681A7282886.en

Vernacular names

English: Blackwater Mud Snake