Siphlophis cervinus

Siphlophis cervinus

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 Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Dipsadidae
Subfamilia: Xenodontinae
Genus: Siphlophis
Species: Siphlophis cervinus

Name

• Siphlophis cervinus (Laurenti, 1768)

Lectotype (iconotype): specimen described and illustrated by Seba (1735: 84, pl. 79, fig. 3)

Type locality: “America”.

Combinations

• Coronella cervina Laurenti, 1768: 88 [original combination]
• Coluber cervinus — Gmelin, 1788: 1114 [subsequent combination]
• Lycognathus cervinus — Boulenger, 1896: 57 [subsequent combination]
• Siphlophis cervinus — Amaral, 1930: 202 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Laurenti, J.N. 1768. Specimen medicum, exhibens synopsin reptilium emendatam cum experimentis circa venena et antidota reptilium austracorum, quod authoritate et consensu (In Latin). Joan Thomae: Vienna. 217 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2022. Siphlophis cervinus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 21 January 2019.

Vernacular names

English: Panama Spotted Night Snake