Leptophis

Leptophis ahaetulla

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: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Colubrinae
Genus: Leptophis
Species (12): L. ahaetulla – L. coeruleodorsus – L. cupreus – L. depressirostris – L. dibernardoi – L. diplotropis – L. haileyi – L. mexicanus – L. modestus – L. nebulosus – L. riveti – L. stimsoni

Name

Leptophis Bell, 1825: 328 [conserved name]

• Type species: Coluber ahaetulla Linnaeus, 1758, by subsequent designation by Fitzinger (1843: 26).
• Gender: masculine.
• Placed on the Official List of Generic Names in Zoology by Opinion 524 (1958: 263).

References

Primary references

• Bell, T. 1825. On Leptophina, a group of serpents comprising the genus Dryinus of Merrem, and a newly formed genus proposed to be named Leptophis. The Zoological Journal 2(7): 322–329.
• International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. 1958. Opinion 524. Interpretation of the nominal species Coluber ahaetulla Linnaeus, 1758, and addition to the Official List of Generic Names in Zoology of the generic name Ahaetulla Link, 1807 with Ahaetulla mycterizans Link, 1807 as type species (Class Reptilia). pp. 261–276 In Hemming, F. (Ed.). Opinions and Declarations of the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. Volume 19. International Trust for Zoological Nomenclature: London. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Murphy, J.C., Charles, S.P., Lehtinen, R.M. & Koeller, K.L. 2013. A molecular and morphological characterization of Oliver’s parrot snake, Leptophis coeruleodorsus (Squamata: Serpentes: Colubridae) with the description of a new species from Tobago. Zootaxa 3718(6): 561–574. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3718.6.4 Reference page. 
• Albuquerque, N.R., Santos, F.M., Borges-Nojosa, D.M. & Ávila, R.W. 2022. A New Species of Parrot-Snake of the Genus Leptophis Bell, 1825 (Serpentes, Colubridae) from the Semi-Arid Region of Brazil. South American Journal of Herpetology 23(2): 7–24. DOI: 10.2994/SAJH-D-19-00113.1 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Leptophis . The Reptile Database. Accessed on 10 June 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Parrot Snakes
español: Culebras-perico

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