Phrynonax poecilonotus

Phrynonax poecilonotus

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: Phrynonax
Species: Phrynonax poecilonotus
Subspecies (3): P. p. argus – P. p. chrysobronchus – P. p. poecilonotus

Name

Phrynonax poecilonotus (Günther, 1858)

• Syntypes: BMNH.
• Type locality: “Honduras” and “Mexico”.

Combinations

• Spilotes poecilonotus Günther, 1858: 100 [original combination]
• Phrynonax poecilonotus — Gaige, 1936 [subsequent combination]
• Pseustes poecilonotus — Brongersma, 1937: 6 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. 

Additional references

• Liner, E.A. 2007. A CHECKLIST OF THE AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES OF MEXICO. Louisiana State University Occasional Papers of the Museum of Natural Science 80: 1–60.

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Phrynonax poecilonotus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 2 November 2022.
• Lee, J., Calderón Mandujano, R. & Lopez-Luna, M.A. 2017. IUCN: Phrynonax poecilonotus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T64003310A3130660. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T64003310A3130660.en. Accessed on 02 November 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Northern Puffing Snake

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