Hemerophis socotrae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
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: Hemerophis
Species: Hemerophis socotrae

Name

Hemerophis socotrae Günther, 1881

Type locality: Socotra.

Synonyms

References

  • Günther 1881. Descriptions of the amphisbaenians and ophidians collected by Prof. J.B. Balfour in the Island of Socotra. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1881: 461–463.
  • Schätti, B. & U. Utiger 2001. Hemerophis, a new genus for Zamenis socotrana GÜNTHER, and a contribution to the phylogeny of Old World racers, whip snakes and related genera. Rev. Suisse. Zool. 108 (4): 919–948.
  • Rösler, H. & Wranik, W. 2004. A key and annotated checklist to the reptiles of the Socotra archipelago. Fauna of Arabia 20: 505–534.
  • Hemerophis socotrae at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 13 sep 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Socotran Racer
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