Dendrophidion nuchale

Dendrophidion nuchale

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea 

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: Colubroidea

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Colubrinae
Genus: Dendrophidion
Species: Dendrophidion nuchale

Name

Dendrophidion nuchale (Peters, 1863)

  • Syntypes (n=3): ZMB. [lost]
  • Type locality: “Caracas” [Venezuela].

Combinations

  • Herpetodryas nuchalis Peters, 1863: 285 [original combination]
  • Dendrophidion nuchalis Lieb, 1988 [subsequent combination, incorrect gender agreement]

References

Primary references

  • Peters, W. 1863. Über einige neue oder weniger bekannte Schlangenarten des zoologischen Museums zu Berlin. Monatsb. Königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1863: 272–289.

Additional references

  • Kornacker, P.M. 1999. Checklist and key to the snakes of Venezuela: Lista sistemática y clave para las serpientes de Venezuela. PaKo-Verlag: Rheinbach, Germany. 270 pp. ISBN 978-3980624008.Reference page. 
  • Cadle, J.E. & Savage, J.M. 2012. Systematics of the Dendrophidion nuchale complex (Serpentes: Colubridae) with the description of a new species from Central America. Zootaxa 3513(1): 1–50. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3513.1.1 Paywall Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Peters' Forest Racer
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