Dibernardia affinis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Sauropsida
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Cladus: Diapsida
Cladus: Neodiapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha
Subclassis: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata
Cladus: Toxicofera
Subordo: Serpentes
Cladus: Caenophidia
Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Dipsadinae
Genus: Dibernardia
Species: Dibernardia affinis

Name

Dibernardia affinis (Günther, 1858)

  • Lectotype: BMNH 1946.1.5.80, juvenile ♂, collected by G. Busk. [designated by Myers (1974: 197)]
  • Type locality: “Rio de Janeiro, Brazil”.
  • Paralectotype: BMNH 1946.1.9.5, ♀, same data as the lectotype.

Combinations

  • Dromicus affinis Günther, 1858: 128 [original combination]
  • Rhadinaea affinisPrado, 1943 [subsequent combination]
  • Echinanthera affinisDi-Bernardo, 1992 [subsequent combination]
  • Taeniophallus affinisMyers & Cadle, 1994 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

  • Coronella iheringii Boulenger, 1885: 194
    • Syntypes (n=3): BMNH 1946.1.4.32-34, collected by Hermann von Ihering.
    • Type locality: “province Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil”.

References

Primary references

  • Günther, A. 1858. Catalogue of Colubrine Snakes in the Collection of the British Museum. British Museum (Natural History): London. xvi + 281 pp. BHL Reference page. 
  • Boulenger, G.A. 1885. A List of Reptiles and Batrachians from the Province Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, sent to the Natural History Museum by Dr. H. von Ihering. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Series 5 15(87): 191–196. BHL Reference page. 

Vernacular names

  • English: Atlantic Forest Snake