Phyllorhynchus browni

Phyllorhynchus browni

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: Phyllorhynchus
Species: Phyllorhynchus browni

Name

Phyllorhynchus browni Stejneger, 1890

• Holotype: USNM 15719, collected by Herbert Brown.
• Type locality: “Tucson, Arizona”.

Combinations

• Phyllorhynchus browni Stejneger, 1890: 152 [original combination]
• Lytorhynchus brownii — Boulenger, 1893: 417 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

• Phyllorhynchus browni lucidus Klauber, 1940: 202
  • Holotype: SDNHM 28819, adult ♂, presented by V. Housholder on 21 May 1938.
  • Type locality: “Enchanto Valley, 7 mi. w. of Cave Creek, Maricopa County, Arizona”.

• Phyllorhynchus browni fortitus Bogert & Oliver, 1945: 351
  • Holotype: AMNH 64329, subadult ♂, presented by C.M. Bogert on 31 August 1942.
  • Type locality: “Alamos, Sonora, Mexico”.

• Phyllorhynchus browni klauberi Shannon & Humphrey, 1959: 145
  • Holotype: UIMNH 67069 (formerly FAS 12367), ♀, collected by F.L. Humphrey and F.A. Shannon on 16 July 1957.
  • Type locality: “45.7 mi. S. Culiacan, Sinaloa”.

Native distribution areas

• United States: SC Arizona.
• Mexico: Sonora and Sinaloa.

References

Primary references

• Stejneger, L. 1890. On a new genus and species of colubrine snakes from North America. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 13(802): 151–155. BHL
• Klauber, L.M. 1940. Two new subspecies of Phyllorhynchus, the leaf-nosed snake, with notes on the genus. Transactions of the San Diego Society of Natural History 9: 195–214. BHL
• Bogert, C.M. & Oliver 1945. A preliminary analysis of the herpetofauna of Sonora. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 83: 301–425. hdl: 2246/333
• Shannon, F.A. & Humphrey, F.L. 1959. A new subspecies of Phyllorhynchus browni from Sinaloa. Herpetologica 15(3): 145–148. JSTOR

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Phyllorhynchus browni. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 23 June 2023.
• Frost, D.R., Hammerson, G.A. & Gadsden, H. 2007. IUCN: Phyllorhynchus browni  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T63867A12716074. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63867A12716074.en. Accessed on 23 June 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Saddled Leaf-nosed Snake