Oxybelis aeneus

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: Oxybelis
Species: Oxybelis aeneus

Name

Oxybelis aeneus (Wagler, 1824)

Type locality: Solimöens, Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil.

Lectotype: ZSM 2645/0.

Synonyms

  • Dryinus aeneus Wagler, 1824: 12
  • Oxybelis aeneus — Duméril & Bibron, 1854: 819
  • Dryiophis acuminata — Cope, 1878: 34
  • Oxybelis acuminatus - Bocourt, 1897
  • Oxybelis argenteus - Bocourt, 1897
  • Oxybelis acuminatus — Stuart, 1935: 53
  • Oxybelis potosiensis Taylor, 1941
  • Oxybelis aeneus — Gasc & Rodrigues, 1980
  • Oxybelis aeneus — Stebbins, 1985: 220
  • Oxybelis aeneus - Villa et al., 1988
  • Oxybelis aeneus — Liner, 1994
  • Oxybelis aeneus — Gorzula & Señaris, 1999
  • Oxybelis argenteus — Gorzula & Señaris, 1999 (as valid species)
  • Oxybelis aeneus — Lehr, 2002: 95
  • Oxibelis aeneus — Porras, 2006 (in error)

References

  • Wagler, J. 1824: Serpentum Brasiliensium species novae, ou histoire naturelle des espèces nouvelles de serpens. In: Jean de Spix, Animalia nova sive species novae. Monaco, Typis Franc. Seraph. Hübschmanni, vii + 75 pp.
  • Gasc & Rodrigues 1980: Liste preliminaire des Serpents de la Guyane francaise. Bull. Mus. Nat. Hist. Nat. Paris 2 (4): 559–598.
  • Lehr, E.; Köhler, G. & Streit, B. 2002: Die Herpetofauna von Mittelperu entlang eines Transektes von der pazifischen Küste bis in die Hochanden (Amphibia et Reptilia). Faun. Abh. Mus. Tierk. Dresden 22 (2): 361–392.
  • Oxybelis at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 01 oct 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Brown vinesnake, Mexican Vine Snake
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