Saphenophis tristriatus

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: Dipsadinae
Genus: Saphenophis
Species: Saphenophis tristriatus

Name

Saphenophis tristriatus (Rendahl & Vestergren, 1940)

• Holotype: NHR 3119, ♀, collected by G. Gerring in 1938.
• Type locality: “Colombia, Cauca”.

Combinations

• Rhadinaea tristriata Rendhal & Vestergren, 1940: 5 [original combination]
• Lygophis tristriatus — Myers, 1969: 6 [subsequent combination]
• Saphenophis tristriata — Myers, 1973 [subsequent combination]
• Liophis tristriatus — Dixon, 1980 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Rendahl, H. & Vestergren, G. 1940. Notes on Colombian snakes. Arkiv för Zoologi 33A(1): 1–16. Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Saphenophis tristriatus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 5 March 2020.
• Bolívar, W. & Arredondo, J.C. 2016. IUCN: Saphenophis tristriatus  (Data Deficient). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T44581834A44581841. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T44581834A44581841.en. Accessed on 08 November 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Three-striped Smooth Ground Snake