Macroprotodon mauritanicus

Macroprotodon mauritanicus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Colubrinae
Genus: Macroprotodon
Species: Macroprotodon mauritanicus

Name

Macroprotodon mauritanicus Guichenot, 1850: 22

• Syntypes (n=4): MNHN 2171, ♂, MNHN 1994.2339, ♀, MNHN 1994.2340, ♀, and MNHN 1994.2341, ♂, collected by A. Guichenot between 1840–1842.
• Type locality: “Algérie [= Algeria]”.

References

Primary references

• Guichenot, A. 1850. Exploration Scientifique de l'Algérie: Pendant les Années 1840, 1841, 1842. Sciences Physiques. Zoologie. Tome 5. Histoire Naturelle des Reptiles et des Poissons. Imprimerie Nationale: Paris. IV + 144 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2025. Macroprotodon mauritanicus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 23 June 2022.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Nordafrikanische Kapuzennatter
English: False Smooth Snake
español: Culebra de cogulla

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