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Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis: Sarcopterygii
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: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Colubrinae
Genus: Mastigodryas
Species: Mastigodryas pleei
Name

Mastigodryas pleei (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854)

Type locality: Venezuela.
Synonyms

Dryadophis pleei Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854: 661
Herpetodryas quinquelineatus Steindachner, 1870: 340
Dromicus (Alsophis) maculivittis Peters, 1877: 458
Alsophis pulcher Garman, 1887: 283
Dryadophis pleei — Stuart, 1939: 55
Dryadophis pleei — Stuart, 1941: 53
Mastigodryas pleei - Peters & Orejas-Miranda, 1970: 195
Dryadophis pleei - Villa et al., 1988
Mastigodryas pleei — Gorzula & Señaris, 1999

References

Duméril, A.M.C., G. Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril 1854: Erpétologie générale ou Histoire Naturelle complète des Reptiles. Vol. 7 (partie 1). Paris, xvi + 780 S.
Peters, James A.; Donoso-Barros, Roberto & Orejas-Miranda, Braulio 1970: Catalogue of the Neotropical Squamata: Part I Snakes. Part II Lizards and Amphisbaenians. Bull. US nation. Mus., Washington, 297: 347 pp.
Gorzula Stefan & Senaris J. Celsa 1999: In: Contribution to the herpetofauna of the Venezuelan Guayana. I: a data base. Scientia Guaianae, Caracas, No. 8 [1998], 269+ pp.; ISBN 980-6020-48-0.
Mastigodryas pleei at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 27 sep 2008.

Vernacular names
English: Plee's Tropical Racer

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