Carphophis vermis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Serpentes
Infraordo: Caenophidia
Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Dipsadidae
Subfamilia: Heterodontinae
Genus: Carphophis
Species: Carphophis vermis

Name

Holotype: USNM 2180.

Type locality: “Missouri”.

Combinations

  • Celuta vermis Kennicott, 1859: 99 [original combination]
  • Carphophiops vermisCope, 1875: 34 [subsequent combination]
  • Carphophis amoena var. vermisGarman, 1884: 101 [subsequent combination]
  • Carphophis vermisClark, 1968: 110 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

  • Kennicott, R. 1859. Notes on Coluber calligaster of Say, and a description of a new species of Serpents in the collection of the north Western University of Evanston, Ill. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 11: 98–100. BHL Reference page. 
  • Cope, E.D. 1875. Check-list of North American Batrachia and Reptilia, with a systematic list of the higher groups, and an essay on Geographic distribution: Serpentes: Based on the specimens in the U.S. National Museum. Government Printing Office: Washington. 104 pp. BHL
  • Garman, S. [1883] 1884. The reptiles and batrachians of North America. Part I. Ophidians. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 8: 1–185. BHL
  • Clark, Jr., D.R. 1968. A Proposal of Specific Status for the Western Worm Snake, Carphophis amoenus vermis (Kennicott). Herpetologica 24(2): 104–112. JSTOR

Vernacular names

English: Western Worm Snake
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