Taeniophallus affinis

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 Cladus: Sauropsida 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: Dipsadinae
Genus: Taeniophallus
Species: Taeniophallus affinis

Name

Taeniophallus affinis (Günther, 1858)

• Lectotype: BMNH 1946.1.5.80, juvenile ♂, collected by G. Busk. [designated by Myers (1974: 197)]
• Type locality: “Rio de Janeiro, Brazil”.
• Paralectotype: BMNH 1946.1.9.5, ♀, same data as the lectotype.

Combinations

• Dromicus affinis Günther, 1858: 128 [original combination]
• Rhadinaea affinis — Prado, 1943 [subsequent combination]
• Echinanthera affinis — Di-Bernardo, 1992 [subsequent combination]
• Taeniophallus affinis — Myers & Cadle, 1994 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

• Coronella iheringii Boulenger, 1885: 194
  • Syntypes (n=3): BMNH 1946.1.4.32-34, collected by Hermann von Ihering.
  • Type locality: “province Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil”.

References

Primary references

• Günther, A. 1858. Catalogue of Colubrine Snakes in the Collection of the British Museum. British Museum (Natural History): London. xvi + 281 pp. BHL Reference page. 
• Boulenger, G.A. 1885. A List of Reptiles and Batrachians from the Province Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, sent to the Natural History Museum by Dr. H. von Ihering. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Series 5 15(87): 191–196. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Taeniophallus affinis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 24 February 2020.
• Silveira, A.L., Argôlo , A.J.S., Abrahão, C.R., Nogueira, C. de C., Strüssmann , C., Loebmann, D., Barbo, F.E., Franco, F.L., Costa, G.C., de Moura, G.J.B., Zaher, H. el D., Martins, M.R.C., Oliveira , M.E., Hoogmoed, M.S., Marques, O.A.V., Passos, P.G.H., Bérnils, R.S., Kawashita-Ribeiro, R.A., Sawaya, R.J. & da Costa, T.B.G. 2019. IUCN: Taeniophallus affinis  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T177523A123176551. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T177523A123176551.en. Accessed on 03 October 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Atlantic Forest Snake