Mastigodryas pulchriceps

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: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Colubrinae
Genus: Mastigodryas
Species: Mastigodryas pulchriceps
Name

Mastigodryas pulchriceps (Cope, 1868)

Type locality: Plateau Valley of Quito, Ecuador.
Synonyms

Masticophis pulchriceps Cope, 1868: 105
Herpetodryas (Drymobius) Reissi Peters, 1868: 640
Coluber fasciatus Rosen, 1905: 172
Dryadophis pulchriceps - Stuart, 1939: 55
Dryadophis pulchriceps - Stuart, 1941: 50
Mastigodryas pulchriceps — Peters & Orejas-Miranda, 1970: 195
Drymobius reissi - Vanzolini, 1977
Drymobius reissi — Bauer et al., 1995: 72
Mastigodryas pulchriceps — Lehr, 2002: 205
Drymobius reissii - D'agostini et al., 2003: 115

References

Cope, E.D. 1868: An examination of the Reptilia and Batrachia obtained by the Orton Expedition to Equador and the Upper Amazon, with notes on other species. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 20: 96–140.
Lehr, E. 2002: Amphibien und Reptilien in Peru. Natur und Tier-Verlag (Münster), 208 pp.
D'Agostini, F.M.; de Lema, T. & Ribeiro, S.L.B. 2003: The status of Drymobius reissi Peters 1868 (Serpentes, Colubridae). Phyllomedusa 2(2): 115–116.
Mastigodryas pulchriceps at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 27 sep 2008.

Vernacular names
English: Cope's Tropical Racer