Cerberus schneiderii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Homalopsoidea 

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: Homalopsoidea

Familia: Homalopsidae
Genus: Cerberus
Species (5): C. australis – C. dunsoni – C. microlepis – C. rynchops – C. schneiderii

Name

Type species: Coluber cerberus Daudin, 1803, by monotypy.

References

Primary references

  • Cuvier, G. 1829. Le Regne Animal Distribué, d'apres son Organisation, pur servir de base à l'Histoire naturelle des Animaux et d'introduction à l'Anatomie Comparé. Nouvelle Edition. Vol. 2. Les Reptiles. Déterville: Paris. i–xvi + 1–406. BHL

Additional references

  • Murphy, J.C.; Voris, H.K.; Karns, D.R. 2012: The dog-faced water snakes, a revision of the genus Cerberus Cuvier, (Squamata, Serpentes, Homalopsidae), with the description of a new species. Zootaxa 3484: 1–34. Preview Reference page. 
  • Pauwels, O.S.G. & Sumontha, M. 2016. Taxonomic identity of two enigmatic aquatic snake populations (Squamata: Homalopsidae: Cerberus and Homalopsis) from southern Thailand. Zootaxa 4107(2): 293–300. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4107.2.11. Reference page. 
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