Helicops nentur

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: Xenodontinae
Genus: Helicops
Species: Helicops nentur

Name

• Helicops nentur Costa, Santana, Leal, Koroiva & Garcia, 2016: 158

Holotype: UFMG 2486, adult ♀.

Type locality: “swamp in Fazenda Papa Capim (18.329398ºS, 42.092017ºW, 260 m above sea level [a.s.l.]), São José da Safira, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil”.

References

Primary references

• Costa, H.C., Santana, D.J., Leal, F., Koroiva, R. & Garcia, P.C.A. 2016. A New Species of Helicops (Serpentes: Dipsadidae: Hydropsini) from Southeastern Brazil. Herpetologica 72(2): 157–166. DOI: 10.1655/HERPETOLOGICA-D-15-00059 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2023. Helicops nentur. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 30 March 2017.