Thamnodynastes pallidus

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: Thamnodynastes
Species: Thamnodynastes pallidus

Name

Thamnodynastes pallidus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Holotype: NHR. [lost fide Lönnberg (1896: 26), rediscovered as misslabelled as Coluber mycterizans by Andersson (1899: 17), now considered lost fide Bailey, Thomas & Silva (2005: 86)]
Neotype: ZMUU 292, adult ♂, collector's name and collection dates unknown. [designated by Bailey, Thomas & Silva (2005: 87)]
Type locality: “Indiis” (in error), neotype without locality.

Combinations

Coluber pallidus Linnaeus, 1758: 221 [original combination]
Thamnodynastes pallidus — Andersson, 1899: 17 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

Coluber strigilis Thunberg, 1787: 22 [synonymized by Bailey, Thomas & Silva (2005: 85)]
- Lectotype: ZMUU 292, adult ♂, collector's name and collection dates unknown. [designated by Bailey, Thomas & Silva (2005: 86)]
- Type locality: not designated.
- Paralectotype: ZMUU 154, subadult ♀, same data as lectotype.
Natrix punctatissima Wagler, 1824: 39, pl. 14
- Lectotype: ZSM 2043/0, ♂, collected by Spix and Martius expedition to Brazil, between 1817–1820. [designated by Hoogmoed & Gruber (1983: 333)]
- Type locality: “Bahiae [=Bahia]”, Brazil.

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata. Tomus I. Holmiæ (Stockholm): impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. 824 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542 BHL Reference page.
Thunberg, C.P. 1787. Museum Naturalium Academiae Upsaliensis. F. W. Radloff: Upsalla.
Wagler, J.G. 1824. Serpentum brasiliensium species novae ou Histoire naturelle des espèces nouvelles de serpens, recueillies et observées pendant le voyage dans l’intérieur du Brésil dans les années 1817, 1818, 1819, 1820, exécute par ordre de Sa Majesté le Roi de Bavière, publiée par Jean de Spix, . . ., écrite d’après les notes du voyageur par Jean Wagler. Franc. Seraph. Hubschmann: Monachii. viii + 75 pp. BHL
Hoogmoed, M.S. & Gruber, U. 1983. Spix and Wagler type specimens of reptiles and amphibians in the Natural History Musea in Munich (Germany) and Leiden (The Netherlands). In: Fittkau, E.J. & Tiefenbacher, L. (eds.). Festschrift zu Ehren von Dr. Johann Baptist Ritter von Spix. Spixiana Supplement 9: 319–415. BHL; PDF Reference page.
Bailey, J.R.†, Thomas, R.A. & Silva Jr., N.J. 2005. A revision of the South American snake genus Thamnodynastes Wagler, 1830 (Serpentes, Colubridae, Tachymenini). I. Two new species of Thamnodynastes from central Brazil and adjacent areas, with a redefinition of and neotype designation for Thamnodynastes pallidus (Linnaeus, 1758). Phyllomedusa 4(2): 83–101. DOI: 10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v4i2p83-101 Reference page.

Additional references

Andersson, L.G. 1899. Catalogue of Linnean type-specimens of snakes in the Royal Museum in Stockholm. Bihang till Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar 24(6): 1–35. BHL Reference page.

Links

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Thamnodynastes pallidus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 10 August 2020.
Ines Hladki, A., Ramírez Pinilla, M., Renjifo, J., Urbina, N., Gonzales, L., Gagliardi, G., Nogueira, C. de C., Schargel, W. & Rivas, G. 2019. IUCN: Thamnodynastes pallidus (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T177552A44952409. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T177552A44952409.en

Vernacular names

English: Amazon Coastal House Snake
português do Brasil: Cobra-corre-campo

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