Psomophis obtusus

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: Psomophis
Species: Psomophis obtusus
Name

Psomophis obtusus (Cope, 1863)

Holotype: USNM [lost].

Type locality: “Paysondu [=Paysandú,], Uraguay [sic]”.
Combinations

Rhadinaea obstusa Cope, 1863: 101 [original combination]
Coronella obtusa — Boulenger, 1885: 94 [subsequent combination]
Liophis obtusus — Amaral, 1929: 89 [subsequent combination]
Psomophis obtusus — Myers & Cadle, 1994 [subsequent combination]

References
Primary references

Cope, E.D. 1863. Descriptions of new American Squamata, in the Museum of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 15: 100–106. BHL Reference page.

Links

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2022. Psomophis obtusus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 8 October 2018.
Embert, D. & Carreira, S. 2010. IUCN: Psomophis obtusus (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T174102A7014998. {[doi|10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T174102A7014998.en}}

Vernacular names
English: Wide Ground Snake