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: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Colubrinae
Genus: Phyllorhynchus
Species: Phyllorhynchus decurtatus
Subspecies: P. d. arenicolus – P. d. decurtatus – P. d. norrisi – P. d. nubilis – P. d. perkinsi

Name

Phyllorhynchus decurtatus (Cope, 1868)

Synonyms

  • Phimothyra decurtata Cope, 1868: 310
  • Lytorhynchus decurtatus — Boulenger, 1893: 417
  • Phyllorhynchus decurtatus — Stebbins, 1985: 177
  • Phyllorhynchus decurtatus perkinsi Klauber, 1935
  • Phyllorhynchus decurtatus nubilis Klauber, 1940
  • Phyllorhynchus decurtatus norrisi Smith & Langebartel, 1951
  • Phyllorhynchus arenicola Savage & Cliff, 1954
  • Phyllorhynchus decurtatus arenicolus Savage & Cliff, 1954
  • Phyllorhynchus decurtatus arenicola — Murphy & Ottley, 1980
  • Phyllorhynchus decurtatus — Liner, 1994
  • Phyllorhynchus decurtatus — Grismer, 1999: 460

References

  • Cope, E.D. 1868: Sixth contribution to the herpetology of Tropical America. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 20: 305–313.
  • Savage, J.M. & Cliff, F.S. 1954. A new snake, Phyllorhynchus arenicola, from the Gulf of California, Mexico. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 67: 69–76. BHL Reference page. 
  • Stebbins, R.C. 1985: A Field Guide to Western Reptiles and Amphibians, 2nd ed. Houghton Mifflin, Boston.
  • Grismer, L. Lee. 1999: An evolutionary classification of reptiles on islands in the Gulf of California, México. Herpetologica, 55 (4): 446–469.
  • Phyllorhynchus decurtatus at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 04 oct 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Spotted Leafnose Snake
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