Elapomorphus wuchereri

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: Dipsadidae
Subfamilia: Dipsadinae
Genus: Elapomorphus
Species: Elapomorphus wuchereri

Name

• Elapomorphus wuchereri Günther, 1861: 415

Neotype: BMNH 1946.1.2.91, ♀. [designated by Entiauspe-Neto et al. (2017: 229)]

Type locality: “ Ilhéos [=Ilhéus], Bahia”, redesigned by neotype designation to “Cacao farm, Rio Ilhéus, Ilhéus, Bahia, northeastern Brazil” by Entiauspe-Neto et al. (2017: 229).

References

Primary references

• Günther, A. 1861. Account of the reptiles sent by Dr. Wucherer from Bahia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History Series 3, 7: 412–417. BHL
• Entiauspe-Neto, O.M., Renner, M.F., Mario-da-Rosa, C., Abegg, A.D., Loebmann, D. & Lema, T. 2017. Redescription, geographic distribution and ecological niche modeling of Elapomorphus wuchereri (Serpentes: Dipsadidae). Phyllomedusa 16(2): 225–242. DOI: 10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v16i2p225-242 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Elapomorphus wuchereri. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 17 November 2018.

Vernacular names

English: Wucherer's Lizard-eating Snake