Tropidophis curtus

Tropidophis curtus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Amerophidia 

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
Infraordo: Alethinophidia
Cladus: Amerophidia

Familia: Tropidophiidae
Genus: Tropidophis
Species: Tropidophis curtus

Name

Tropidophis curtus (Garman, 1887)

  • Holotype: MCZ 6114.
  • Type locality: “Cuba” in error fide Stull (1928: 31).

Combinations

  • Ungualia curta Garman, 1887: 279 [original combination]
  • Tropidophis pardalis curtus — Stull, 1928: 30 [subsequent conmbination]
  • Tropidophis canus curtus — Schwartz & Marsh, 1960 [subsequent conmbination]
  • Tropidophis curtus — Hedges, 2002 [subsequent conmbination]

Native distribution areas

  • Bahamas: Grand Bahamas Bank and also on two cays on the Cay Sal Bank.

References

Primary references

Vernacular names

  • English: Northern Bahamas Trope