Hypsiglena

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
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: Hypsiglena
Species (9): H. affinis – H. catalinae – H. chlorophaea – H. jani – H. ochrorhyncha – H. slevini – H. tanzeri – H. torquata – H. unaocularus
Name

Hypsiglena Cope, 1860: 246

Type species: Hypsiglena ochrorhynchus Cope, 1860, by original designation.

Gender: [feminine]
References
Primary references

Cope, E.D. 1860. Catalogue of the Colubridae in the Museum of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, with notes and descriptions of new species. Part 2. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 12: 241–266. BHL Reference page.

Additional references

Tanner, W.W. 1944. A taxonomic study of the genus Hypsiglena. Great Basin naturalist 5(3-4): 25–92. BHL

Links

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2022. Hypsiglena . The Reptile Database. Accessed on 16 May 2018.

Vernacular names
English: Night Snakes