Cubophis

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: Xenodontinae
Tribus: Alsophiini
Genus: Cubophis
Species (6): C. brooksi – C. cantherigerus – C. caymanus – C. fuscicauda – C. ruttyi – C. vudii
Name

Cubophis Hedges & Vidal in Hedges, Couloux & Vidal, 2009: 14

Type species: Coluber cantherigerus Bibron, 1840, by original designation.
References
Primary references

Hedges, S.B., Couloux, A. & Vidal, N. 2009. Molecular phylogeny, classification, and biogeography of West Indian racer snakes of the tribe Alsophiini (Squamata, Dipsadidae, Xenodontinae). Zootaxa 2067: 1–28. Abstract & excerpt Reference page.

Links

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2021. Cubophis . The Reptile Database. Accessed on 13 July 2018.

Cubophis is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae.[1]
Species

The following six species are recognized as being valid.[1]

Cubophis brooksi (Barbour, 1914)
Cubophis cantherigerus (Bibron, 1843)
Cubophis caymanus (Garman, 1887)
Cubophis fuscicauda (Garman, 1888)
Cubophis ruttyi (Grant, 1941)
Cubophis vudii (Cope, 1862)

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Cubophis.
References

Genus Cubophis at The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.