Dendrophidion brunneum

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: Dendrophidion
Species: Dendrophidion brunneum

Name

Dendrophidion brunneum (Günther, 1858)

• Holotype: BMNH 1946.1.12.98.
• Type locality: “Guayaquil”, Ecuador.

Combinations

• Herpetodryas brunneus Günther, 1858: 116 [original combination]
• Dendrophidion brunneum — Peters, 1960: 122 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Günther, A. 1858. Catalogue of Colubrine Snakes in the Collection of the British Museum. British Museum (Natural History): London. xvi + 281 pp. BHL Reference page. 
• Peters, J.A. 1960. The snakes of Ecuador; check list and key Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 122: 489–541.

Additional references

• Cadle, J.E. 2010. Systematics, natural history, and hemipenial morphology of Dendrophidion brunneum (Günther), a poorly known snake from the Andes of Ecuador and Peru. Zootaxa 2433: 1–24. Preview Reference page. 
• Almendariz, A. 1991. Anfibios y Reptiles [del Ecuador]. Rev. Politecnica XVI(3): 89–162.

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Dendrophidion brunneum. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 28 May 2023.
• Yánez-Muñoz, M., Cisneros-Heredia, D.F. & Brito, J. 2022. IUCN: Dendrophidion brunneum  (Least Concern) (amended version of 2017 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T203285A217779727. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T203285A217779727.en. Accessed on 28 May 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Günther's Forest Racer