Pseudalsophis hephaestus

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: Xenodontinae
Genus: Pseudalsophis
Species: Pseudalsophis hephaestus

Name

Pseudalsophis hephaestus Zaher, Yánez-Muñoz, Rodrigues, Graboski, Machado, Altamirano-Benavides, Bonatto & Grazziotin, 2018: 632

• Holotype: DHMECN 12701 (field number 1075), adult ♂, collected by INABIO-MZUSP expedition on 18 June 2008.
• Type locality: “Santiago Island, collected in front of the islet known as Sombrero Chino (00º21’55”S, 90º35’09”W)”.

References

Primary references

• Zaher, H., Yánez-Muñoz, M.H., Rodrigues, M.T., Graboski, R., Machado, F.A., Altamirano-Benavides, M., Bonatto, S.L. & Grazziotin, F.G. 2018. Origin and hidden diversity within the poorly known Galápagos snake radiation (Serpentes: Dipsadidae). Systematics and Biodiversity 16(7): 614–642. DOI: 10.1080/14772000.2018.1478910 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Pseudalsophis hephaestus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 21 July 2019.