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Dendrophidion Dendrophis
''Dendrophidion dendrophis'', also known by its common name olive forest racer, is a species of snake from the genus ''Dendrophidion ''Dendrophidion'' is a genus of New World colubrid snakes commonly referred to as forest racers. Geographic range Species in the genus ''Dendrophidion'' range from southeastern Mexico to Bolivia. Species The following 15 species are recognized ...''.Schlegel, H. Essai sur la physionomie des serpens. Partie Descriptive. La Haye (J. Kips, J. HZ. et W. P. van Stockum), 606 S. + xvi. (1837). References Colubrids Reptiles described in 1837 {{Colubrid-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. Other ways of defining species include their karyotype, DNA sequence, morphology, behaviour or ecological niche. In addition, paleontologists use the concept of the chronospecies since fossil reproduction cannot be examined. The most recent rigorous estimate for the total number of species of eukaryotes is between 8 and 8.7 million. However, only about 14% of these had been described by 2011. All species (except viruses) are given a two-part name, a "binomial". The first part of a binomial is the genus to which the species belongs. The second part is called the specific name or the specific epithet (in botanical nomenclature, also sometimes i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family (taxonomy), family. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial species name for each species within the genus. :E.g. ''Panthera leo'' (lion) and ''Panthera onca'' (jaguar) are two species within the genus ''Panthera''. ''Panthera'' is a genus within the family Felidae. The composition of a genus is determined by taxonomy (biology), taxonomists. The standards for genus classification are not strictly codified, so different authorities often produce different classifications for genera. There are some general practices used, however, including the idea that a newly defined genus should fulfill these three criteria to be descriptively useful: # monophyly – all descendants ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dendrophidion
''Dendrophidion'' is a genus of New World colubrid snakes commonly referred to as forest racers. Geographic range Species in the genus ''Dendrophidion'' range from southeastern Mexico to Bolivia. Species The following 15 species are recognized as being valid."''Dendrophidion'' ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org. *'' Dendrophidion apharocybe'' Cadle, 2012 *'' Dendrophidion atlantica'' Freire, Caramaschi & Gonçalves, 2010 *'' Dendrophidion bivittatus'' ( A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854) – forest racer *'' Dendrophidion boshelli'' Dunn, 1944 – Boshell's forest racer *'' Dendrophidion brunneum'' ( Günther, 1858) – Günther's forest racer *'' Dendrophidion clarkii'' Dunn, 1933 *'' Dendrophidion crybelum'' Cadle, 2012 *'' Dendrophidion dendrophis'' ( Schlegel, 1837) – olive forest racer *'' Dendrophidion graciliverpa'' Cadle, 2012 *'' Dendrophidion nuchale'' ( W. Peters, 1863) – Peters' forest racer, pink-tailed forest racer *'' Dendroph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
