Alsophis rijgersmaei

Alsophis rijgersmaei

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: Alsophiini
Genus: Alsophis
Species: Alsophis rijgersmaei

Name

Alsophis rijersmai Cope, 1869: 154

• Syntypes (n=6): ANSP 5411–16, collected by H.E. van Rijgersma between 1863–1870.
• Type locality: “small island of St. Martins, in the Spanish West Indies”.

Synonyms

• Alsophis cinereus Garman, 1887: 282
  • Syntypes (n=12): MCZ.
  • Type locality: “St. Barts” and “Anguilla”.

Native distribution areas

• Anguilla, including Scrub Island.
• Saint Barthélemy, including La Tortue.
• Saint Martin/Sint Maarten (extinct).

References

Primary references

• Cope, E.D. 1869. Seventh contribution to the herpetology of tropical America. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 11: 147–169.

Links

• Daltry, J.C. 2016. IUCN: Alsophis rijgersmaei  (Endangered) (errata version published in 2017). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T941A115053801. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T941A71739256.en. Accessed on 07 November 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Anguilla Racer