Gyiophis vorisi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Homalopsoidea

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 Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Homalopsoidea

Familia: Homalopsidae
Genus: Gyiophis
Species: Gyiophis vorisi

Name

• Gyiophis vorisi (Murphy, 2007)

Holotype: KU 92465, adult ♀, collected by Ko Ko Gyi.

Type locality: “Maubin, Ayeyarwady Division, Myanmar (about 16.73°N 95.65°E)”.

Combinations

• Enhydris vorisi Murphy, 2007: 283 [original combination]
• Gyiophis vorisi — Murphy & Voris, 2014: 21 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Murphy, J.C. 2007. A review of Enhydris maculosa (Blanford, 1879) and the description of a related species (Serpentes, Homalopsidae). Hamadryad 31(2): 281–287. Reference page. 
• Murphy, J.C. & Voris, H.K. 2014. A Checklist and Key to the Homalopsid Snakes (Reptilia, Squamata, Serpentes), with the Description of New Genera. Fieldiana: Life and Earth Sciences 8: 1–43. Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2022. Gyiophis vorisi. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 22 November 2018.
• Murphy, J. 2010. IUCN: Enhydris vorisi  (Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T176686A7283755. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T176686A7283755.en

Vernacular names

English: Voris’ Mud Snake