Geophis fulvoguttatus

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: Dipsadinae
Genus: Geophis
Species: Geophis fulvoguttatus

Name

Geophis fulvoguttatus Mertens, 1952: 134

• Holotype: SMF 43248, collected by A. Zilch on 26–27 August 1951.
• Type locality: “Hacienda Monte Cristo, 2200 m. H., Gebirge von Metapan, Dept. Santa Ana, El Salvador”.

References

Primary references

• Mertens, R. 1952. Weitere neue Reptilien aus El Salvador. Zoologischer Anzeiger 149: 133–138.

Links

• Wilson, L.D., Townsend, J.H. & Bowles, P. 2014. IUCN: Geophis fulvoguttatus  (Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T203526A2767821. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T203526A2767821.en. Accessed on 04 March 2026.

Vernacular names

• English: Mertens' Earth Snake