Dasypeltis parascabra

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 Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Colubrinae
Genus: Dasypeltis
Species: Dasypeltis parascabra

Name

Dasypeltis parascabra Trape, Mediannikov & Trape, 2012: 492

• Holotype: MNHN 2010.0438 (previously IRD 1555-G), adult ♀, collected by a villager who gave it to J.F. Trape between June and October 2005.
• Type locality: “Dalakan, Guinea (9°58’N, 9°32’W)”.
• Etymology: The name refers to its close resemblance to Dasypeltis scabra.

References

Primary references

• Trape, S., Mediannikov, O. & Trape, J.-F. 2012. When colour patterns reflect phylogeography: New species of Dasypeltis (Serpentes: Colubridae: Boigini) from West Africa. Comptes Rendus Biologies 335(7): 488–501. DOI: 10.1016/j.crvi.2012.05.001 Reference page.