Pliocercus euryzonus

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: Dipsadidae
Subfamilia: Dipsadinae
Genus: Pliocercus
Species: Pliocercus euryzonus
Subspecies (2): P. e. burghardti – P. e. euryzonus

Name

Pliocercus euryzonus Cope, 1862: 72

Holotype: USNM 4303 (formerly SIM 4303), collected by Lieut. N. Michler (Darien Survey Expedition) between 1857–1860. [lost fide Peters (1960a: 535)]

Type locality: “region of the Truando, New Grenada [=Colombia]”.

References

Primary references

Cope, E.D. 1862. Synopsis of the Species of Holcosus and Ameiva, with Diagnoses of new West Indian and South American Colubridae. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 14: 60–82. BHL Reference page.

Links

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Pliocercus euryzonus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 18 July 2018.
Solórzano, A., Nicholson, K., Chaves, G. & Porras, L.W. 2016. IUCN: Pliocercus euryzonus (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T177444A1486938. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T177444A1486938.en

Vernacular names

English: Cope's False Coral Snake