Alsophis danforthi

Alsophis danforthi

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 danforthi

Name

Alsophis danforthi Cochran, 1938

• Holotype: USNM 104237 (formerly UPR 126), adult ♂, collected by Dr. Stuart T. Danforth on 5 July 1937.
• Type locality: “Terre-de-Bass, Iles des Saintes”, near Guadeloupe, French West Indies.

Combinations

• Alsophis leucomelas danforthi Cochran, 1938: 153 [original combination]
• Alsophis antillensis danforthi — Lazell, 1967 [subsequent combination]
• Alsophis danforthi — Zaher, 1999 [subsequent combination]
• Alsophis sanctonum danforthi — Breuil, 2002 [subsequent combination]

Native distribution areas

• Guadaloupe: Iles des Saintes: Terre-de-Bass Island.

References

Primary references

• Cochran, D.M. 1938. Reptiles and amphibians from the Lesser Antilles collected by Dr. S. T. Danforth. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 51: 147–155. BHL

Additional references

• Hedges, S.B., Couloux, A. & Vidal, N. 2009. Molecular phylogeny, classification, and biogeography of West Indian racer snakes of the tribe Alsophiini (Squamata, Dipsadidae, Xenodontinae). Zootaxa 2067: 1–28. Abstract & excerpt Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Terre-de-Bas Racer