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
Subordo: Serpentes
Infraordo: Caenophidia
Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Colubrinae
Genus: Leptophis
Species: Leptophis cupreus

Name

Leptophis cupreus (Cope, 1868)

Type locality: Napo and Marañon, Ecuador.

Synonyms

  • Thrasops cupreus Cope, 1868: 106
  • Leptophis cupreus — Boulenger, 1894: 109
  • Leptophis cupreus - Peters & Orcés, 1960: 139
  • Leptophis cupreus — da Silva & Sites, 1995

References

  • Cope, E.D. 1868. An examination of the Reptilia and Batrachia obtained by the Orton Expedition to Equador and the Upper Amazon, with notes on other species. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 20: 96–140.
  • Peters, James A.; Orcés V., Gustavo 1960. Leptophis cupreus Cope, a valid South American colubrid species. Beitr. Neotrop. Fauna 2: 139–141.
  • da Silva, Jr., N. J. and Sites, Jr., J. W. 1995. Patterns of diversity of neotropical squamate reptile species with emphasis on the Brazilian Amazon and the conservation potential of indigenous reserves. Conserv. Biol. 9 (4): 873–901.
  • Leptophis cupreus at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 19 sep 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Copper Parrot Snake
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