Gomesophis brasiliensis

Gomesophis brasiliensis

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: Gomesophis
Species: Gomesophis brasiliensis

Name

• Gomesophis brasiliensis (Gomes, 1918)

Holotype: IB 1316, adult ♀.

Type locality: “Pindamonhangaba, Estado de São Paulo, à margem do rio Paraíba do Sul”, Brazil.

Combinations

• Tachymenis brasiliensis Gomes, 1918: 78 [original combination]
• Gomesophis brasiliensis — Hoge & Mertens, 1959: 242 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Gomes, J.F. 1918. Contribuição para o conhecimento dos ofídios do Brasil. III. 1. Ofídios do Museu Paraense. 2. Descrição de duas espécies novas. Memórias do Instituto Butantan 1(1): 57–83. Reference page. 
• Hoge, A.R. & Mertens, R. 1959. Eine neue Gattung opisthoglypher Nattern aus Brasilien. Senckenbergiana Biologica 40(5/6): 241–243.

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Gomesophis brasiliensis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 19 June 2018.

Vernacular names

English: Brazilian Burrowing Snake