Trimorphodon lyrophanes

Taxonavigation

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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: Trimorphodon
Species: Trimorphodon lyrophanes

Name

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Trimorphodon lyrophanes (Cope, 1860)

  • Syntypes: USNMa-b 4680, ♂ and ♀.
  • Type locality: “Cape St. Lucas, Lower California”, Mexico.

Combinations

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  • Lycodon lyrophanes Cope, 1860: 343 [original combination]
  • Trimorphodon lyrophanesCope, 1861: 297 [subsequent combination]
  • Lycognathus lyrophanesCochran, 1961: 164 [subsequent designation]
  • Trimorphodon biscutatus lyrophanesGehlbach, 1971: 208 [subsequent designation, reduce to subspecies]

Synonyms

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  • Trimorphodon vandenburghi Klauber, 1924: 17 [synonymized by Grismer, McGuire & Hollingsworth (1994: 69)]
    • Holotype: CAS 58172, adult ♂.
    • Type locality: “Wildwood Ranch (elevation 1520 feet) near Ramona, Sand Diego County, California.”

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Vernacular names

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English: Baja California Lyre Snake