Synophis insulomontanus

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: Xenodontinae
Genus: Synophis
Species: Synophis insulomontanus

Name

• Synophis insulomontanus Torres-Carvajal, Echevarría, Venegas, Chávez & Camper, 2015: 170

Holotype: CORBIDI 13940, adult ♂, collected by G. Chavez on 1 December 2013.

Type locality: “Peru: Departamento Huánuco: Provincia Puerto Inca: Distrito Llullapichis: Campamento Peligroso-Reserva Comunal El Sira (9°25'34.22"S, 74°44'6.60"W, 1507 m)”.

References

Primary references

• Torres-Carvajal, O., Echevarría, L., Venegas, P.J., Chávez, G. & Camper, J. 2015. Description and phylogeny of three new species of Synophis (Colubridae, Dipsadinae) from the tropical Andes in Ecuador and Peru. ZooKeys 546: 153–179. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.546.6533 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Synophis insulomontanus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 4 January 2019.

Vernacular names

English: Mountain Fishing Snake
español: Serpiente pescadora montesa