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Carphophis vermis

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Carphophis vermis

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Colubroidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Sauropsida
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Cladus: Diapsida
Cladus: Neodiapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha
Subclassis: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata
Cladus: Toxicofera
Subordo: Serpentes
Cladus: Caenophidia
Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Dipsadinae
Genus: Carphophis
Species: Carphophis vermis

Name

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Carphophis vermis (Kennicott, 1859)

  • Holotype: USNM 2180, collected by P.R. Hoy in 1854.
  • Type locality: “Missouri”.

Combinations

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  • Celuta vermis Kennicott, 1859: 99 [original combination]
  • Carphophiops vermisCope, 1875: 34 [subsequent combination]
  • Carphophis amoena var. vermisGarman, 1884: 101 [subsequent combination]
  • Carphophis vermisClark, 1968: 110 [subsequent combination]

References

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Primary references

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Vernacular names

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  • English: Western Worm Snake
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