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Taxonavigation
| Taxonavigation: Colubroidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Colubrinae
Genus: Leptophis
Species (11):
L. ahaetulla –
L. coeruleodorsus –
L. cupreus –
L. depressirostris –
L. diplotropis –
L. haileyi –
L. mexicanus –
L. modestus –
L. nebulosus –
L. riveti –
L. stimsoni
Name
Leptophis Bell, 1825: 328 [conserved name ]
- Type species: Coluber ahaetulla Linnaeus, 1758, by subsequent designation by Fitzinger (1843: 26).
- Gender: masculine.
- Placed on the Official List of Generic Names in Zoology by Opinion 524 (1958: 263).
References
Primary references
- Bell, T. 1825. On Leptophina, a group of serpents comprising the genus Dryinus of Merrem, and a newly formed genus proposed to be named Leptophis. The Zoological Journal 2(7): 322–329.
- International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. 1958. Opinion 524. Interpretation of the nominal species Coluber ahaetulla Linnaeus, 1758, and addition to the Official List of Generic Names in Zoology of the generic name Ahaetulla Link, 1807 with Ahaetulla mycterizans Link, 1807 as type species (Class Reptilia). pp. 261–276 In Hemming, F. (Ed.). Opinions and Declarations of the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. Volume 19. International Trust for Zoological Nomenclature: London. BHL Reference page.
Additional references
- Murphy, J.C., Charles, S.P., Lehtinen, R.M. & Koeller, K.L. 2013. A molecular and morphological characterization of Oliver’s parrot snake, Leptophis coeruleodorsus (Squamata: Serpentes: Colubridae) with the description of a new species from Tobago. Zootaxa 3718(6): 561–574. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3718.6.4
Reference page.
Links
- Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2022. Leptophis . The Reptile Database. Accessed on 10 June 2022.
Vernacular names
español: Culebras-perico
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