Apostolepis adhara

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: Apostolepis
Species: Apostolepis adhara

Name

• Apostolepis adhara França, Barbo, Silva Jr., Silva & Zaher, 2018: 540

Holotype: CEPB 6554, adult ♀, collected by N.J. da Silva-Júnior and team.

Type locality: “in the region surrounding the São Salvador Hydroelectric Power Plant (12°48’18.96’’S, 48°13’ 11.79’’W ca. 120 m above sea level), municipality of São Salvador do Tocantins, state of Tocantins, Brazil”.

References

Primary references

• França, D.P.F., Barbo, F.E., Silva Jr., N.J., Silva, H.L.R. & Zaher, H. 2018. A new species of Apostolepis (Serpentes, Dipsadidae, Elapomorphini) from the Cerrado of Central Brazil. Zootaxa 4521(4): 438–552. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4521.4.3. Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Apostolepis adhara. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 29 April 2019.

Vernacular names

English: São Salvador Burrow-snake