Tropidodipsas fischeri

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: Dipsadidae
Subfamilia: Dipsadinae
Genus: Tropidodipsas
Species: Tropidodipsas fischeri

Name

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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

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

References

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Primary references

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  • 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
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Vernacular names

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English: Fischer’s Snail-Eating Snake