Leptophis ahaetulla ahaetulla

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: Leptophis
Species: Leptophis ahaetulla
Subspecies: Leptophis ahaetulla ahaetulla

Name

Leptophis ahaetulla ahaetulla (Linnaeus, 1758)

Type locality: “Asia, America” (in error).

Synonyms

• Coluber Ahaetulla Linnaeus, 1758: 225
• Coluber Richardi Bory de Saint Vincent, 1823: 588
• Ahaetula Linnei Gray, 1831: 93 (nom. subst. pro Coluber ahaetulla Linnaeus)
• Leptophis ahaetulla ahaetulla — Oliver, 1942
• Thalerophis richardi richardi — Oliver, 1948: 219
• Leptophis ahaetulla ahaetulla - Peters & Orejas-Miranda, 1970: 161
• Leptophis ahaetulla ahaetulla — Gasc & Rodrigues, 1980

References

• Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema naturæ per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiæ. 10th Edition: 824 pp.
• Gasc & Rodrigues 1980. Liste preliminaire des Serpents de la Guyane francaise. Bull. Mus. Nat. Hist. Nat. Paris 2 (4): 559–598.
• Leptophis ahaetulla at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 19 sep 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Parrot Snake