Carphophis

Carphophis vermis

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: Heterodontinae
Genus: Carphophis
Species (2): C. amoenus – C. vermis

Name

Carphophis Gervais, 1843: 191

• Type species: Coluber amoenus Say, 1825.

References

Primary references

• Gervais, P. 1843. Colubridae. p. 191. In d'Orbigny, A. (ed.). Dictionairé Universel d'Histoirie Naturelle. Volume 3, Part I. Bureau Principal des Éditeurs: Paris.

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Carphophis . The Reptile Database. Accessed on 3 June 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Worm snakes