Carphophis vermis
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Taxonavigation: Colubroidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Dipsadidae
Subfamilia: Heterodontinae
Genus: Carphophis
Species: Carphophis vermis
Name[edit]
Carphophis vermis (Kennicott, 1859)
- Holotype: USNM 2180, collected by P.R. Hoy in 1854.
- Type locality: “Missouri”.
Combinations[edit]
- Celuta vermis Kennicott, 1859: 99 [original combination]
- Carphophiops vermis — Cope, 1875: 34 [subsequent combination]
- Carphophis amoena var. vermis — Garman, 1884: 101 [subsequent combination]
- Carphophis vermis — Clark, 1968: 110 [subsequent combination]
References[edit]
Primary references[edit]
- Kennicott, R. 1859. Notes on Coluber calligaster of Say, and a description of a new species of Serpents in the collection of the north Western University of Evanston, Ill. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 11: 98–100. BHL Reference page.
- Cope, E.D. 1875. Check-list of North American Batrachia and Reptilia, with a systematic list of the higher groups, and an essay on Geographic distribution: Serpentes: Based on the specimens in the U.S. National Museum. Government Printing Office: Washington. 104 pp. BHL
- Garman, S. [1883] 1884. The reptiles and batrachians of North America. Part I. Ophidians. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 8: 1–185. BHL
- Clark, Jr., D.R. 1968. A Proposal of Specific Status for the Western Worm Snake, Carphophis amoenus vermis (Kennicott). Herpetologica 24(2): 104–112. JSTOR
Links[edit]
- Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Carphophis vermis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 4 May 2018.
- Hammerson, G.A. 2007. IUCN: Carphophis vermis (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T63739A12712214. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63739A12712214.en. Accessed on 02 June 2023.
Vernacular names[edit]
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