Thelotornis usambaricus

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: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Colubrinae
Genus: Thelotornis
Species: Thelotornis usambaricus

Name

• Thelotornis usambaricus Broadley, 2001: 58

Holotype: NMZB 16181, adult ♂, collected by a Frontier-Tanzania team on 18 February 1999.

Type locality: “Amani Nature Reserve (Kwamkoro/Kwemsambia Forest Reserve), East Usambara Mountains (05º07' S: 38º39' E)”.

References

Primary references

• Broadley, D.G. 2001. A review of the genus Thelotornis A. Smith in eastern African, with the description of a new species from the Usambara Mountains (Serpentes: Colubridae: Dispholidini). African Journal of Herpetology 50(2): 53–70. DOI: 10.1080/21564574.2001.9635451 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Thelotornis usambaricus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 23 October 2018.

Vernacular names

English: Usambara Vine Snake