Apostolepis flavotorquata

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 flavotorquata
Name

Apostolepis flavotorquata (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854)

Holotype: MNHN 3665.

Type locality: “Amérique Méridional”.
Combinations

Elapomorphus flavo-torquatus Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854: 836 [original combination]
Apostolepis flavotorquata — Cope, 1862: 524 [subsequent combination]

References
Primary references

Duméril, A.M.C., Bibron, G. & Duméril, A.H.M. 1854. Erpétologie générale ou histoire naturelle complète des reptiles. Tome septième. Deuxième partie, comprenant l'histoire des serpents venimeux. Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret: Paris. i–xii + 781–1536. BHL
Cope, E.D. [1861] 1862. On Elapomorphus, Sympholis, and Coniophanes. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 13: 524. BHL Reference page.

Links

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2021. Apostolepis flavotorquata. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 22 June 2018.

Vernacular names
English: Cerrado Blackhead
português: Cobra-da-terrra