Xenodon merremi

Xenodon merremi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Dipsadidae
Genus: Xenodon
Species: X. merremi
Binomial name
Xenodon merremi
(Wagler, 1824)
Synonyms[1]
  • Ophis merremii
    Wagler, 1824
  • Xenodon merremi
    Fitzinger, 1826
  • Xenodon irregularis
    Günther, 1863
  • Trigonocephalus flavescens
    Bacqué, 1906
  • Trigonocephalus alternatus binocularius
    Bacqué, 1906
  • Waglerophis merremii
    — Romano & Hoge, 1972
  • Xenodon merremi
    Wallach et al., 2014

Xenodon merremi is a species of snake in the family Dipsadidae. The species is endemic to South America.[1]

Etymology

The specific name, merremi, is in honor of German herpetologist Blasius Merrem.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Species Xenodon merremi at The Reptile Database .
  2. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Waglerophis merremi, p. 176).

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