Synophis niceforomariae

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 Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Cladus: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Dipsadinae
Genus: Synophis
Species: Synophis niceforomariae

Name

• Synophis niceforomariae Pyron, Arteaga, Echevarría & Torres-Carvajal, 2016: 295

Holotype: MHUA 14577, adult ♂, collected on 24 November 2007.

Type locality: “Finca La Esperanza, Valle de La Manguita, Municipio Amalfi, Departamento Antioquia, Colombia (N6.978611, W-75.044444; 1394m)”.

References

Primary references

• Pyron, R.A., Arteaga, A., Echevarría, L.Y. & Torres-Carvajal, O. 2016. A revision and key for the tribe Diaphorolepidini (Serpentes: Dipsadidae) and checklist for the genus Synophis. Zootaxa 4171(2): 293–320. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4171.2.4. Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P., Freed, P., Aguilar, P., Reyes, R., Kudera, F. & Hošek, J. (eds.) 2025. Synophis niceforomariae. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 5 August 2018.

Vernacular names

• English: Nicéforo María's Shadow Snake
• español: Culebra Andina de la Sombra de Nicéforo María