Drymobius melanotropis

Drymobius melanotropis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota 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 Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Cladus: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Colubrinae
Genus: Drymobius
Species: Drymobius melanotropis

Name

Drymobius melanotropis (Cope, 1876)

• Holotype: USNM 32597, a♂, collected by W.M. Gabb between 1873–1875.
• Type locality: “southern portion of the region of Costa Rica”.

Combinations

• Dendrophidium melanotropis Cope, 1876: 134 [original combination]
• Drymobius melanotropis —— Stuart, 1933: 10 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Cope, E.D. 1876. On the Batrachia and Reptilia of Costa Rica with notes on the herpetology and ichthyology of Nicaragua and Peru. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia N.S. (2) 8: 93–154 [1875].
• Stuart, L. C. 1933. Studies on Neotropical Colubrinae III. The Taxonomic Status of Certain Neotropical Racers. Copeia 1933: 9–10.

Additional references

• Wilson, L.D. 1975. Drymobius melanotropis. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles No. 173: 1–2.

Vernacular names

• English: Black Forest Racer