Dendrophidion paucicarinatum

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: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Colubrinae
Genus: Dendrophidion
Species: Dendrophidion paucicarinatum

Name

Dendrophidion paucicarinatum (Cope, 1894)

• Holotype: AMNH 17268 (formerly MNCR 116), adult ♀.
• Type locality: “La Candelaria, Costa Rica”.

Combinations

• Drymobius paucicarinatus Cope, 1894: 202 [original combination]
• Dendrophidion paucicarinatus — Stuart, 1933 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Cope, E.D. 1894. Third addition to a knowledge of the batrachia and reptilia of Costa Rica. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 1894: 194–206.
• Stuart, L.C. 1933. Studies on Neotropical Colubrinae III. The Taxonomic Status of Certain Neotropical Racers. Copeia 1933: 9–10.

Additional references

• Lieb C.S. Dendrophidion paucicarinatum (Cope). Talamanca forest racer. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles No. 521 1991: 1–2.

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Dendrophidion paucicarinatum. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 28 May 2023.
• Vargas Álvarez, J., Saborío, G., Batista, A., García Rodríguez, A., Ballesteros, E. & Acosta Chaves, V. 2013. IUCN: Dendrophidion paucicarinatum  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T203289A2763092. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T203289A2763092.en. Accessed on 28 May 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Cope's Forest Racer