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: Mastigodryas
Species: Mastigodryas alternatus

Name

Mastigodryas alternatus (Bocourt, 1884)

  • Holotype: MNHN -RA 6202.
  • Type locality: “Isthme de Darien” [= Daríen Province, Panama].

Combinations

  • Coryphodon alternatus Bocourt, 1884: 133 [original combination]
  • Dryadophis melanolomus alternatusStuart, 1941 [subsequent combination]
  • Mastigodryas melanolomus alternatusPeters & Orejas-Miranda, 1970 [subsequent combination]
  • Mastigodryas alternatusMcCranie, 2011: 157 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

  • Eudryas boddaerti gaigeae Stuart, 1933: 9
  • Dryadophis sanguiventris Taylor, 1954

References

Primary references

  • Bocourt, M.F. 1884. Note sur quelques ophidiens nouveaux, provenant de l'Amerique inter-tropicale. Bull. Soc. Philomath. Paris (7) 8: 133–142.
  • Smith, Hobart M. 1939. Notes on Mexican reptiles and amphibians. Zoological Series of Field Museum of Natural History 24 (4): 15–35.

Vernacular names

English: Central America Lizard Eater
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