Hapsidophrys principis

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: Hapsidophrys
Species: Hapsidophrys principis

Name

Hapsidophrys principis (Boulenger, 1906)

• Syntypes: MSNG CE 28144a and 28144b, and BMNH.
• Type locality: Prince's Island, Gulf of Guinea, West Africa.

Combinations

• Gastropyxis principis Boulenger, 1906: 213 [original combination]
• Hapsidophrys principis — Jesus, Nagy, Branch, Wink, Brehm & Harris, 2009 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Boulenger, G.A. 1906. Report on the reptiles collected by the late L. Fea in West Africa. Ann. Mus. civ. Stor. Nat. Genova (3) 2: 196–216.

Additional references

• Capocaccia, L. 1961. Catalogo dei tipi di Rettili del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova [MSNG]. Ann. Mus. Civ. Stor. Nat. Giacomo Doria 72: 86–111.
• Lawson, R.; J.B. Slowinski; B.I. Crother and F.T. Burbrink 2005. Phylogeny of the Colubroidea (Serpentes): New evidence from mitochondrial and nuclear genes. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 37(2): 581–601.

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Hapsidophrys principis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 26 October 2022.
• Ceríaco, L.M.P. 2021. IUCN: Hapsidophrys principis  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T13265387A13265393. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T13265387A13265393.en. Accessed on 26 October 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Prince's Island Green Snake