Alsophis sanctonum

Alsophis sanctonum

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 sanctonum

Name

Alsophis sanctonum Barbour, 1915

• Holotype: MCZ 10689, collected by G.K. Noble in summer 1914.
• Type locality: “Terre d’en Haut, Isles des Saintes, near Guadeloupe, French West Indies”.

Combinations

• Alsophis sanctonum Barbour, 1915: 78 [original combination]
• Alsophis leucomelas sanctonum — Parker, 1933: 156 [subsequent combination]
• Alsophis antillensis sanctonum — Lazell, 1967 [subsequent combination]

Native distribution areas

• Guadaloupe: Iles des Saintes: Terre-de-Haut Island and Îlet Cabris.

References

Primary references

• Barbour, T. 1915. Recent notes regarding West Indian reptiles and amphibians. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 28: 71–78. BHL

Links

• Gomès, R., Dewynter, M., Powell, R., Hedges, B. & Mayer, G.C. 2017. IUCN: Alsophis sanctonum  (Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T176330A71742582. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T176330A71742582.en. Accessed on 07 November 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Terre-de-Haut Racer