Symphimus mayae

Symphimus mayae

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: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Colubrinae
Genus: Symphimus
Species: Symphimus mayae

Name

Symphimus mayae (Gaige, 1936)

• Holotype: UMMZ 73082, collected by A.S. Pearse & E. Creaser on 13 July 1932.
• Type locality: “Dzitas-Chichen Itza road, Dzitas, Yucatan, Mexico”.

Combinations

• Eurypholis mayae Gaige, 1936: 300 [original combination]
• Entechinus mayae — Schmidt & Andrews, 1936: 173 [subsequent combination]
• Opheodrys mayae — Smith, 1942: 457 [subsequent combination]
• Symphimus mayae — Rossman & Schaefer, 1974: 9 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Gaige, H.T. 1936. Some reptiles and amphibians from Yucatan and Campeche, Mexico. Publications of the Carnegie Institution of Washington 457: 289–304. Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Symphimus mayae. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 18 February 2022.
• Acevedo, M., Ariano-Sánchez, D., Johnson, J. & Lee, J. 2013. IUCN: Symphimus mayae  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T63933A3131454. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T63933A3131454.en. Accessed on 18 February 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Mayan Golden-backed Snake