Adelphostigma occipitalis

Adelphostigma occipitalis is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. It is widely distribution in South America and occurs from northeastern Peru and Colombia south and east to large parts of Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, and northern Argentina. It is oviparous.[2]

Adelphostigma occipitalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Adelphostigma
Species:
A. occipitalis
Binomial name
Adelphostigma occipitalis
(Jan, 1863)[1]
Synonyms
  • Coronella elegans Günther, 1858
  • Dromicus miolepis Boettger, 1891
  • Dromicus (Lygophis) wuchereri Günther, 1863
  • Echinanthera occipitalis Dibernardo, 1992
  • Enicognathus occipitalis Jan, 1863
  • Liophis occipitalis Amaral, 1929
  • Rhadinaea occipitalis Boulenger, 1894

References
  1. Jan, G. 1863. Enumerazione sistematica degli ofidi appartenenti al gruppo Coronellidae. Arch. Zool. Anat. Fisiol. 2 (2): 213-330
  2. Adelphostigma occipitalis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 5 March 2018.


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