Arrhyton

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: Arrhyton
Species (9): A. ainictum – A. albicollum – A. dolichura – A. procerum – A. redimitum – A. supernum – A. taeniatum – A. tanyplectum – A. vittatum

Name

Arrhyton Günther, 1858: 244

• Type species: Arrhyton taeniatum Günther, 1858, by monotypy.

References

Primary references

• Günther, A. 1858. Catalogue of Colubrine Snakes in the Collection of the British Museum. British Museum (Natural History): London. xvi + 281 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Díaz, L.M., Fong, A., Salas, D. & Hedges, S.B. 2021. A new semifossorial snake of the genus Arrhyton (Squamata: Dipsadidae) from eastern Cuba, with taxonomic comments on other species. Zootaxa 5052(3): 406–418. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5052.3.6 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Arrhyton . The Reptile Database. Accessed on 22 October 2021.

Vernacular names

English: Island Racers