Chlorosoma viridissimum

Philodryas viridissima

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Scotokaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Cladus: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Dipsadinae
Genus: Chlorosoma
Species: Chlorosoma viridissimum

Name

Chlorosoma viridissimum (Linnaeus, 1758)

• Holotype: ZMUU 149 (formerly JA).
• Type locality: “Surinami”.

Combinations

• Coluber viridissimus Linnaeus, 1758: 226 [original combination]
• Natrix viridissimus — Merrem, 1820 [subsequent combination]
• Coronella viridissimus — Boie, 1827 [subsequent combination]
• Chlorosoma viridissimus — Wagler, 1830 [subsequent combination]
• Herpetodryas viridissimus — Schlegel, 1837 [subsequent combination]
• Dryophylax viridissimus — Duméril, 1853 [subsequent combination]
• Philodryas viridissimus — Günther, 1858 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata. Tomus I. Holmiæ (Stockholm): impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. 824 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542 BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Gutiérrez-Cárdenas, P., Caicedo, J., Rivas, G., Nogueira, C., Cisneros-Heredia, D.F. & Gonzales, L. 2019. IUCN: Chlorosoma viridissimum  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T15182284A15182298. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T15182284A15182298.en. Accessed on 12 June 2022.

Vernacular names

• English: Common Green Racer

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