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Philodryas agassizii  (Jan, 1863)
Taxonomic Serial No.: 1082256

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Pseudablabes agassizii (Jan, 1863)
  
    Eirenis agassizii Jan, 1863
  
  Common Name(s): Burrowing Night Snake [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassReptilia Laurenti, 1768 – répteis, reptiles, Reptiles  
                         OrderSquamata Oppel, 1811 – Amphisbaenians, Lizards, Snakes, amphisbènes, lézards, serpents  
                            SuborderSerpentes Linnaeus, 1758 – Snakes, cobra, serpente, serpents  
                               InfraorderAlethinophidia Nopcsa, 1923  
                                  FamilyColubridae Oppel, 1811 – Colubrids, Typical Snakes  
                                     SubfamilyDipsadinae Bonaparte, 1838  
                                        GenusPhilodryas Wagler, 1830 – Green Snakes  
                                           SpeciesPhilodryas agassizii (Jan, 1863) – Burrowing Night Snake  
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Peter Uetz   
  Notes: Associate Professor, CSBC   
  Reference for: Philodryas agassizii    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: Reptile Database (2017), website (version 24-Dec-16)  
  Acquired: 2017   
  Notes: Uetz, P. & Jirí Hosek (eds.), The Reptile Database, (http://www.reptile-database.org)   
  Reference for: Philodryas agassizii, Burrowing Night Snake [English]   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Grazziotin, Felipe G., Hussam Zaher, Robert W. Murphy, Gustavo Scrocchi, Marco A. Benavides, et al.   
  Publication Date: 2012   
  Article/Chapter Title: Molecular phylogeny of the New World Dipsadidae (Serpentes: Colubroidea): a reappraisal   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Cladistics, vol 28, no. 5   
  Page(s): 437-459   
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  Publication Place:    
  ISBN/ISSN: 1096-0031   
  Notes: doi: 10.1111/j.1096-0031.2012.00393.x   
  Reference for: Philodryas agassizii   
       

 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: South America  
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin:    
 

 

    

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