Apostolepis breviceps

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: Dipsadidae
Subfamilia: Dipsadinae
Genus: Apostolepis
Species: Apostolepis breviceps
Name

Apostolepis breviceps Harvey, Gonzales A. & Scrocchi, 2001: 502

Holotype: MNK 1839, ♂.

Type locality: “in the vicinity of Cerro Cortado (i.e., within 5 km), Cordillera Province, Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia, 19°32’S, 62°18’W. Elevation at the type locality is approximately 400 m”.
References
Primary references

Harvey, M.B., Gonzales A., L. & Scrocchi, G.J. 2001. New species of Apostolepis (Squamata: Colubridae) from Gran Chaco in Southern Bolivia. Copeia 2001(2): 501–507. DOI: 10.1643/0045-8511(2001)001[0501:NSOASC]2.0.CO;2 Reference page.

Links

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2022. Apostolepis breviceps. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 19 June 2018.

Vernacular names
English: Chacoan Blackhead