Cerberus australis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Homalopsoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
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
Cladus: Diapsida
Cladus: Neodiapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha
Subclassis: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Serpentes
Cladus: Caenophidia
Superfamilia: Homalopsoidea

Familia: Homalopsidae
Genus: Cerberus
Species: Cerberus australis

Name

  • Cerberus australis (Gray, 1842)

Holotype: BMNH 1946.1.2.40, collected by J. Gilbert between 1840–1842.

Type locality: “North Coast of New Holland; Port Essington”.

Combinations

  • Homalopsis australis Gray, 1842: 65 [original combination]
  • Cerberus australisGray, 1849: 65 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

  • Gray, J.E. 1842. Monographic Synopsis of the Water Snakes, or the Family of Hydridae. Zoological Miscellany 2: 59–68.

Additional references

Vernacular names

English: Australian Bockadam
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