Cubophis caymanus
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Taxonavigation: Colubroidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Dipsadidae
Subfamilia: Xenodontinae
Tribus: Alsophiini
Genus: Cubophis
Species: Cubophis caymanus
Name[edit]
- Cubophis caymanus (Garman, 1887)
Syntypes (5): MCZ 6020a-e.
Type locality: “Grand Cayman”, Cayman Islands.
Combinations[edit]
- Alsophis angulifer var. caymanus Garman, 1887: 276 [original combination]
- Alsophis cantherigerus caymanus — Schwartz & Thomas, 1960: 89 [subsequent combination]
- Cubophis caymanus — Hedges, Couloux & Vidal, 2009: 9 [subsequent combination]
References[edit]
Primary references[edit]
- Garman, S. 1887. On the reptiles and batrachians of Grand Cayman. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 24: 273–277. BHL
- Hedges, S.B., Couloux, A. & Vidal, N. 2009. Molecular phylogeny, classification, and biogeography of West Indian racer snakes of the tribe Alsophiini (Squamata, Dipsadidae, Xenodontinae). Zootaxa 2067: 1–28. Abstract & excerpt Reference page.
Links[edit]
- Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Cubophis caymanus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 13 July 2018.