Xenoxybelis boulengeri

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: Xenodontinae
Tribus: Philodryadini
Genus: Xenoxybelis
Species: Xenoxybelis boulengeri

Name

Xenoxybelis boulengeri (Procter, 1923)

• Holotype: BMNH 1946.1.9.86, ♂, presented by A.C. McDougall in 1922.
• Type locality: “Trinidad, River Mamore, Bolivia”.

Combinations

• Oxybelis boulengeri Procter, 1923: 1062 [original combination]
• Xenoxybelis boulengeri — Machado, 1993: 99 [subsequent combination]
• Philodryas boulengeri — Zaher, Grazziotin, Cadle, Murphy, Moura-Leite & Bonatto, 2009 [subsequent combination, by implication]

Synonyms

• Philodryas georgeboulengeri Grazziotin, Zaher, Murphy, Scrocchi, Altamirano-Benevides, Zhang & Bonatto, 2012 [substitute name for Oxybelis boulengeri Procter, 1923]

References

Primary references

• Procter, J.B. 1923. On new and rare reptiles from South America. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1923: 1061–1068. BHL
• Zaher, H., Grazziotin, F.G., Cadle, J.E., Murphy, R.W., Moura-Leite, J.C. & Bonatto, S.L. 2009. Molecular phylogeny of advanced snakes (Serpentes, Caenophidia) with an emphasis on South American xenodontines: a revised classification and descriptions of new taxa. Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 49(11): 115–153. DOI: 10.1590/S0031-10492009001100001 Reference page. 
• Grazziotin, F.G., Zaher, H., Murphy, R.W., Scrocchi, G., Altamirano-Benevides, M.A., Zhang, Y.-P. & Bonatto, S.L. 2012. Molecular phylogeny of the New World Dipsadidae (Serpentes: Colubroidea): a reappraisal. Cladistics 28(5): 437–459. DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-0031.2012.00393.x Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Xenoxybelis boulengeri. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 27 February 2023.
• Nogueira, C., Gagliardi, G. & Gonzales, L. 2016. IUCN: Philodryas georgeboulengeri  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T50956409A50956413. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T50956409A50956413.en. Accessed on 27 February 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Southern Sharpnose Snake