Tropidodipsas fischeri

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: Dipsadinae
Genus: Tropidodipsas
Species: Tropidodipsas fischeri

Name

Tropidodipsas fischeri (Boulenger, 1894)

• Syntypes (n=2): BMNH 1946.1.1.81 (formerly SMNS 2454b), ♂, collected by F.C. Sarg between 1867–1894, and SMNS 2454a (destroyed 25 Aug. 1940–19 April 1945 during World War II).
• Type locality: “Guatemala”.

Synonyms

• Virginia fasciata Fischer, 1885
• Tropidoclonium annulatum Bocourt, 1892
• Tropidodipsas kidderi Stuart, 1942

References

Primary references

• Boulenger, G.A. 1894. Catalogue of the snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume II. Containing the conclusion of the Colubridæ Aglyphæ. British Museum (Natural History): London. xi + 382 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Tropidodipsas fischeri. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 2 June 2023.
• Johnson, J., Ariano-Sánchez, D., Townsend, J.H. & Acevedo, M. 2013. IUCN: Tropidodipsas fischeri  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T203607A2769088. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T203607A2769088.en. Accessed on 02 June 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Fischer’s Snail-Eating Snake