Psomophis obtusus

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 Cladus: Sauropsida 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: Dipsadinae
Genus: Psomophis
Species: Psomophis obtusus

Name

• Psomophis obtusus (Cope, 1863)

Holotype: USNM [lost].

Type locality: “Paysondu [=Paysandú,], Uraguay [sic]”.

Combinations

• Rhadinaea obstusa Cope, 1863: 101 [original combination]
• Coronella obtusa — Boulenger, 1885: 94 [subsequent combination]
• Liophis obtusus — Amaral, 1929: 89 [subsequent combination]
• Psomophis obtusus — Myers & Cadle, 1994 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Cope, E.D. 1863. Descriptions of new American Squamata, in the Museum of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 15: 100–106. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Psomophis obtusus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 8 October 2018.
• Embert, D. & Carreira, S. 2010. IUCN: Psomophis obtusus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T174102A7014998. {[doi|10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T174102A7014998.en}}

Vernacular names

English: Wide Ground Snake