Pseudalsophis dorsalis

Pseudalsophis dorsalis

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: Dipsadidae
Subfamilia: Xenodontinae
Genus: Pseudalsophis
Species: Pseudalsophis dorsalis

Name

Pseudalsophis dorsalis (Steindachner, 1876)

• Syntypes: NMW 25168.1–2.
• Type locality: “Galapagos-Inseln”.

Combinations

• Dromicus chamissonis var. dorsalis Steindachner, 1876: 306 [original combination]
• Dromicus dorsalis — Mertens, 1960: 137 [subsequent combination]
• Alsophis dorsalis — Almendáriz, 1992 [subsequent combination]
• Alsophis biserialis dorsalis — Thomas, 1997: 32 [subsequent combination]
• Pseudalsophis dorsalis — Zaher, Grazziotin, Cadle, Murphy, Moura-Leite & Bonatto, 2009 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

• Dromicus chamissonis var. habelii Steindachner, 1876: 306

Native distribution areas

• Ecuador: Galápagos Islands: Santiago, Santa Cruz, Santa Fé, Rábida, Baltra, North Seymour and Bartolomé.

References

Primary references

• Steindachner, F. 1876. Die Schlangen und Eidechsen der Galapagos-Inseln. Festschrift zur feier des fünfundzwanzigjährigen Bestehens der K.K. Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 1876: 303–329. Reference page. 

Links

• Márquez, C., Cisneros-Heredia, D.F. & Yánez-Muñoz, M. 2016. IUCN: Pseudalsophis dorsalis  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T190538A56261413. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T190538A56261413.en. Accessed on 17 April 2024.

Vernacular names

English: Santa Cruz Racer