Geophis sanniolus neilli

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores 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 Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Dipsadinae
Genus: Geophis
Species: Geophis sanniolus
Subspecies: Geophis sanniolus neilli

Name

Geophis sanniolus neilli (Henderson, Hoevers & Wilson, 1977)

• Holotype: MPM 8929, ♂, collected by Ernest Smith in July 1974.
• Type locality: “in the vicinity of Belize City, Belize District, Belize”.

Combinations

• Sibon neilli Henderson, Hoevers & Wilson, 1977: 77 [original combination]
• Sibon sanniola neilli — Kofron, 1985: 90 [subsequent combination, reduce to subspecies]

References

Primary references

• Henderson, R.W., Hoevers, L.G. & Wilson, L.D. 1977. A New Species of Sibon (Reptilia, Serpentes, Colubridae) from Belize, Central America. Journal of Herpetology 11(1): 77–79. DOI: 10.2307/1563294 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2025. Geophis sanniolus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 3 January 2023.