Thermophis zhaoermii

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: Heterodontinae
Genus: Thermophis
Species: Thermophis zhaoermii

Name

• Thermophis zhaoermii Guo, Liu, Feng & He, 2008: 321

Holotype: SCUM 044804, adult ♀, collected in August 2004.

Type locality: “Litang County, Sichuan, China, elevation 3700 m”.

References

Primary references

• Guo, P., Liu, S.-Y., Feng, J.-C. & He, M. 2008. The description of a new species of Thermophis (Serpentes: Colubridae). Sichuan Journal of Zoology 27(3): 321. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Hofmann, S., Tillack, F. & Miehe, G. 2015. Genetic differentiation among species of the genus Thermophis Malnate (Serpentes, Colubridae) and comments on T. shangrila. Zootaxa 4028(1): 102–120. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4028.1.4. Preview (PDF). Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Thermophis zhaoermii. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 14 February 2019.
• Guo, P. & Jiang, J. 2014. IUCN: Thermophis zhaoermii  (Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T192112A2041362. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T192112A2041362.en

Vernacular names

English: Sichuan Hot-spring Keel-back