Leptodeira septentrionalis

Leptodeira septentrionalis

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: Natricinae
Genus: Thamnophis
Species: Leptodeira septentrionalis

Name

• Leptodeira septentrionalis (Kennicott in Baird, 1859)

Lectotype: USNM 131739 (formerly SIM 2288), ♀. [designated by Smith & Taylor (1950: 361)]

Type locality: “Matamoras, Tam. [=Tamaulipas]; Brownsville, Tex. [=Texas]”, restricted by lectotype designation to “Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas” by Smith & Taylor (1950: 361).

Combinations

• Dipsas septentrionalis Kennicott in Baird, 1859: 16 [original combination]
• Sibon annulatum septentrionale — Cope, 1875: 38 [subsequent combination]
• Leptodeira septentrionalis — Stejneger, 1891: 505 [subsequent combination]
• Sibon septentrionale — Cope, 1892: 678 [subsequent combination]
• Leptodeira annulata septentrionalis — Amaral, 1929: 78 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Baird, S.F. 1859. Reptiles of the boundary, with notes by the naturalists of the survey. in United States and Mexican Boundary Survey, under the orders of Lieut. Col. W.H. Emory, Major First Cavalry, and United States Commissioner. Volume 2, Part 1. Government Printing Office, Washington. 36 pp. + 41 pls. BHL
• Cope, E.D. 1875. Check-list of North American Batrachia and Reptilia, with a systematic list of the higher groups, and an essay on Geographic distribution: Serpentes: Based on the specimens in the U.S. National Museum. Government Printing Office: Washington. 104 pp. BHL
• Stejneger, L. 1891. Notes on some North American snakes. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 14(876): 501–505. BHL
• Cope, E.D. [1891] 1892. A critical review of the characters and variations of the snakes of North America. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 14: 589–694. BHL
• Amaral, A. 1929. Estudos sobre ophidios neotropicos. XVIII - Lista remissiva dos ophidios da região neotropica. Memórias do Instituto Butantan 4: 1–271.

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Leptodeira septentrionalis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 6 May 2018.
• Bolívar, W., Chaves, G., Cisneros-Heredia, D.F., Daza, J., Flores-Villela, O., Gutiérrez-Cárdenas, P., Hammerson, G.A., Lamar, W., Porras, L.W., Renjifo, J., Rivas, G. & Wilson, L.D. 2017. IUCN: Leptodeira septentrionalis  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T197498A2490931. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T197498A2490931.en

Vernacular names

English: Northern Cat-eyed Snake

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