Macroprotodon mauritanicus

Macroprotodon mauritanicus

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: Macroprotodon
Species: Macroprotodon mauritanicus

Name

Macroprotodon mauritanicus Guichenot, 1850: 22

  • Syntypes (n=4): MNHN 2171, ♂, MNHN 1994.2339, ♀, MNHN 1994.2340, ♀, and MNHN 1994.2341, ♂, collected by A. Guichenot between 1840–1842.
  • Type locality: “Algérie [= Algeria]”.

References

Primary references

  • Guichenot, A. 1850. Exploration Scientifique de l'Algérie: Pendant les Années 1840, 1841, 1842. Sciences Physiques. Zoologie. Tome 5. Histoire Naturelle des Reptiles et des Poissons. Imprimerie Nationale: Paris. IV + 144 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Nordafrikanische Kapuzennatter
English: False Smooth Snake
español: Culebra de cogulla
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