Phrynonax polylepis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Amorphea
Cladus: Obazoa
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Cladus: Filozoa
Cladus: Choanozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Cladus: Eugnathostomata
Cladus: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Cladus: Stegocephali
Cladus: 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
Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata
Cladus: Toxicofera
Subordo: Serpentes
Cladus: Caenophidia
Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Colubrinae
Genus: Phrynonax
Species: Phrynonax polylepis

Name

Phrynonax polylepis (Peters, 1867)

  • Holotype: ZMB 5899.
  • Type locality: “Surinam”.

Combinations

  • Ahaetulla polylepis Peters, 1867: 709 [original combination]
  • Phrynonax poecilonotus polylepis — Amaral, 1929 [subsequent combination]
  • Pseustes poecilonotus polylepis — Brongersma, 1937 [subsequent combination]
  • Pseustes polylepis — Lema, 1999 [subsequent combination]
  • Phrynonax polylepis — Jadin, Burbrink, Rivas, Vitt, Barrio-Amoros & Guralnick, 2014 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

  • Spilotes fasciatus Peters, 1869: 443
  • Phrynonax eutropis Boulenger, 1894: 22
  • Phrynonax lyoni Stejneger, 1901: 185
  • Phrynonax atriceps Werner, 1913: 22

References

Primary references

  • Peters, W. 1867. Über Flederthiere (Pteropus gouldii, Rhinolophus deckenii, Vespertilio lobipes, Vesperugo temminckii) und Amphibien (Hypsilurus godeffroyi, Lygosoma scutatum, Stenostoma narirostre, Onychocephalus unguirostris, Ahaetulla poylepis, Pseudechis scutellatus, Monatsber. königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin. 1867 (November): 703–712.

Vernacular names

  • English: Northeastern Puffing Snake