Siphlophis pulcher

Taxonavigation

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: Siphlophis
Species: Siphlophis pulcher

Name

• Siphlophis pulcher (Raddi, 1820)

Holotype: IRMC.

Type locality: “vicinanze di Rio-Janeiro [=Rio de Janeiro]”, Brazil.

Combinations

• Coluber pulcher Raddi, 1820: 337 [original combination]

References

Primary references

• Raddi, G. 1820. Di alcune specie nuove di rettili e piante brasiliane (In Italian). Memoria di Matematica e di Fisica della Società Italiana delle Scienze Residente in Modena 18(2): 313–349. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P., Freed, P., Aguilar, P., Reyes, R., Kudera, F. & Hošek, J. (eds.) 2025. Siphlophis pulcher. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 17 November 2018.
• Martins, M., Alencar, L.R.V. & Gaiarsa, M.P. 2010. IUCN: Siphlophis pulcher  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T177522A7448994. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T177522A7448994.en

Vernacular names

• English: Guanabara Spotted Night Snake