Phrynonax polylepis

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 polylepis

Name

Phrynonax polylepis (Peters, 1867)

• Holotype: ZMB 5899.
• Type locality: “Surinam”.

Combinations

• Ahaetulla polylepis Peters, 1867: 709 [original combination]
• Phrynonax poecilonotus polylepis — Amaral, 1929 [subsequent combination]
• Pseustes poecilonotus polylepis — Brongersma, 1937 [subsequent combination]
• Pseustes polylepis — Lema, 1999 [subsequent combination]
• Phrynonax polylepis — Jadin, Burbrink, Rivas, Vitt, Barrio-Amoros & Guralnick, 2014 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

• Spilotes fasciatus Peters, 1869: 443
• Phrynonax eutropis Boulenger, 1894: 22
• Phrynonax lyoni Stejneger, 1901: 185
• Phrynonax atriceps Werner, 1913: 22

References

Primary references

• Peters, W. 1867. Über Flederthiere (Pteropus gouldii, Rhinolophus deckenii, Vespertilio lobipes, Vesperugo temminckii) und Amphibien (Hypsilurus godeffroyi, Lygosoma scutatum, Stenostoma narirostre, Onychocephalus unguirostris, Ahaetulla poylepis, Pseudechis scutellatus, Monatsber. königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin. 1867 (November): 703–712.

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Phrynonax polylepis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 2 November 2022.
• Murphy, J. 2021. IUCN: Phrynonax polylepis  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T64003414A64003426. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T64003414A64003426.en. Accessed on 02 November 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Northeastern Puffing Snake