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Pseustes
''Pseustes'' was a genus of snakes of the family Colubridae. Taxonomy Jadin et al. (2013) reassigned all species of ''Pseustes'' to the genera '' Phrynonax'' and ''Spilotes''.. Species *'' Pseustes cinnamomeus'' = '' Phrynonax sexcarinatus'' *''Pseustes poecilonotus'' = ''Phrynonax poecilonotus'' *'' Pseustes sexcarinatus'' = '' Phrynonax sexcarinatus'' *'' Pseustes shropshirei'' = '' Phrynonax shropshirei'' *''Pseustes sulphureus ''Spilotes sulphureus'', commonly known as the yellow-bellied hissing snake or Amazon puffing snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is found in South America, as well as the Caribbean island of Trinidad. Taxonomy ...'' = ''Spilotes sulphureus'' References Further reading * Fitzinger L (1843). ''Systema Reptilium, Fasciculus Primus, Amblyglossae.'' Vienna: Braumüller & Seidel. 106 pp. + indices. (''Pseustes'', new genus, p. 27). (in Latin). *Jadin, Robert C; Burbrink, Frank T.; Rivas, Gilson A.; Vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pseustes Shropshirei
''Pseustes'' was a genus of snakes of the family Colubridae. Taxonomy Jadin et al. (2013) reassigned all species of ''Pseustes'' to the genera '' Phrynonax'' and ''Spilotes''.. Species *'' Pseustes cinnamomeus'' = '' Phrynonax sexcarinatus'' *''Pseustes poecilonotus'' = ''Phrynonax poecilonotus'' *'' Pseustes sexcarinatus'' = '' Phrynonax sexcarinatus'' *'' Pseustes shropshirei'' = '' Phrynonax shropshirei'' *''Pseustes sulphureus'' = ''Spilotes sulphureus'' References Further reading * Fitzinger L (1843). ''Systema Reptilium, Fasciculus Primus, Amblyglossae.'' Vienna: Braumüller & Seidel. 106 pp. + indices. (''Pseustes'', new genus, p. 27). (in Latin). *Jadin, Robert C; Burbrink, Frank T.; Rivas, Gilson A.; Vitt, Laurie J.; Barrio-Amorós, César L.; Guralnick, Robert P. (2013). "Finding arboreal snakes in an evolutionary tree: phylogenetic placement and systematic revision of the Neotropical birdsnakes". ''Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pseustes Sexcarinatus
''Pseustes'' was a genus of snakes of the Family (biology), family Colubridae. Taxonomy Jadin et al. (2013) reassigned all species of ''Pseustes'' to the Genus, genera ''Phrynonax'' and ''Spilotes''.. Species *''Pseustes cinnamomeus'' = ''Phrynonax sexcarinatus'' *''Pseustes poecilonotus'' = ''Phrynonax poecilonotus'' *''Pseustes sexcarinatus'' = ''Phrynonax sexcarinatus'' *''Pseustes shropshirei'' = ''Phrynonax shropshirei'' *''Pseustes sulphureus'' = ''Spilotes sulphureus'' References Further reading *Leopold Fitzinger, Fitzinger L (1843). ''Systema Reptilium, Fasciculus Primus, Amblyglossae.'' Vienna: Braumüller & Seidel. 106 pp. + indices. (''Pseustes'', new genus, p. 27). (in Latin). *Jadin, Robert C; Burbrink, Frank T.; Rivas, Gilson A.; Vitt, Laurie J.; Barrio-Amorós, César L.; Guralnick, Robert P. (2013). "Finding arboreal snakes in an evolutionary tree: phylogenetic placement and systematic revision of the Neotropical birdsnakes". ''Journal of Z ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pseustes Cinnamomeus
''Pseustes'' was a genus of snakes of the family Colubridae. Taxonomy Jadin et al. (2013) reassigned all species of ''Pseustes'' to the genera '' Phrynonax'' and ''Spilotes''.. Species *'' Pseustes cinnamomeus'' = '' Phrynonax sexcarinatus'' *''Pseustes poecilonotus'' = ''Phrynonax poecilonotus'' *''Pseustes sexcarinatus'' = '' Phrynonax sexcarinatus'' *''Pseustes shropshirei'' = '' Phrynonax shropshirei'' *''Pseustes sulphureus'' = ''Spilotes sulphureus'' References Further reading * Fitzinger L (1843). ''Systema Reptilium, Fasciculus Primus, Amblyglossae.'' Vienna: Braumüller & Seidel. 106 pp. + indices. (''Pseustes'', new genus, p. 27). (in Latin). *Jadin, Robert C; Burbrink, Frank T.; Rivas, Gilson A.; Vitt, Laurie J.; Barrio-Amorós, César L.; Guralnick, Robert P. (2013). "Finding arboreal snakes in an evolutionary tree: phylogenetic placement and systematic revision of the Neotropical birdsnakes". ''Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pseustes Sulphureus
''Spilotes sulphureus'', commonly known as the yellow-bellied hissing snake or Amazon puffing snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is found in South America, as well as the Caribbean island of Trinidad. Taxonomy Originally placed in the genus '' Pseustes'', it is now considered in the genus ''Spilotes''. Subspecies Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies. * ''S. s. sulphureus'' *''S. s. dieperinkii'' ''Nota bene'': A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was original described in a genus other than ''Spilotes''. Description ''S. sulphureus'' is a large snake, which can grow up to in total length (including tail). Its venom is bimodal and can directly affect both mammal and reptile prey. Diet Adults of ''S. sulphureus'' feed on small mammals, bird Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves (), characterised by feathers, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phrynonax
''Phrynonax'' is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to the New World Geographic range Species in the genus ''Phrynonax'' are found in South America, Central America, and Mexico.. Species Four species are recognized as being valid. *''Phrynonax poecilonotus'' *'' Phrynonax polylepis'' *'' Phrynonax sexcarinatus'' ( Wagler, 1824) *'' Phrynonax shropshirei'' Barbour & Amaral, 1924 ''Nota bene'': A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Phrynonax''. Etymology The specific name, ''shropshirei'', is in honor of James B. Shropshire, "Chief Sanitary Inspector, U.S. Army, Canal Zone", who collected the paratype In zoology and botany, a paratype is a specimen of an organism that helps define what the scientific name of a species and other taxon actually represents, but it is not the holotype (and in botany is also neither an isotype nor a syntype). Of ....Beolens, Bo; Watkin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pseustes Poecilonotus
''Phrynonax poecilonotus'' is a species of nonvenomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to the New World. Common names ''P. poecilonotus'' is commonly known in Trinidad and Tobago as ''dos cocorite'', in Brazil as ''papa-ovo'', and in English as the puffing snake or the bird snake. Geographic range ''P. poecilonotus'' is found from Mexico through Central America to northern and central South America and Trinidad and Tobago. Diet ''P. poecilonotus'' apparently eats any terrestrial vertebrate Vertebrates () comprise all animal taxa within the subphylum Vertebrata () (chordates with backbones), including all mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish. Vertebrates represent the overwhelming majority of the phylum Chordata, with c ... small enough to handle and is well known as a predator of bird eggs (hence some of the common names). Description ''P. poecilonotus'' is one of the most variable snakes in the world. For about the first year of their lif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spilotes
''Spilotes'' is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to the New World. Geographic range Species in the genus ''Spilotes'' are found in Mexico, Central America, and South America.. Species Two species are recognized as being valid. *''Spilotes pullatus'' - chicken snake, tropical chicken snake, yellow rat snake *'' Spilotes sulphureus'' - yellow-bellied hissing snake, Amazon puffing snake ''Nota bene'': A binomial authority In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called nomenclature ("two-name naming system") or binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, bot ... in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Spilotes''. References Further reading * Boulenger GA (1894). ''Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume II., Containing the Conclusion of the Colubridæ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colubridae
Colubridae (, commonly known as colubrids , from la, coluber, 'snake') is a family of snakes. With 249 genera, it is the largest snake family. The earliest species of the family date back to the Oligocene epoch. Colubrid snakes are found on every continent except Antarctica. Description While most colubrids are not venomous (or have venom that is not known to be harmful to humans) and are mostly harmless, a few groups, such as genus ''Boiga'', can produce medically significant injuries. In addition, the boomslang, the twig snakes, and the Asian genus ''Rhabdophis'' have caused human fatalities. Some colubrids are described as opisthoglyphous (often called "rear-fanged"), meaning they have elongated, grooved teeth located in the back of their upper jaws. It is likely that opisthoglyphous dentition evolved many times in the history of snakes and is an evolutionary precursor to the fangs of vipers and elapids, which are located in the front of the mouth. Classification In the pas ... [...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] |
Family (biology)
Family ( la, familia, plural ') is one of the eight major hierarchical taxonomic ranks in Linnaean taxonomy. It is classified between order and genus. A family may be divided into subfamilies, which are intermediate ranks between the ranks of family and genus. The official family names are Latin in origin; however, popular names are often used: for example, walnut trees and hickory trees belong to the family Juglandaceae, but that family is commonly referred to as the "walnut family". What belongs to a family—or if a described family should be recognized at all—are proposed and determined by practicing taxonomists. There are no hard rules for describing or recognizing a family, but in plants, they can be characterized on the basis of both vegetative and reproductive features of plant species. Taxonomists often take different positions about descriptions, and there may be no broad consensus across the scientific community for some time. The publishing of new data and opini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlantic Forest
The Atlantic Forest ( pt, Mata Atlântica) is a South American forest that extends along the Atlantic coast of Brazil from Rio Grande do Norte state in the northeast to Rio Grande do Sul state in the south and inland as far as Paraguay and the Misiones Province of Argentina, where the region is known as Selva Misionera. The Atlantic Forest has ecoregions within the following biome categories: seasonal moist and dry broad-leaf tropical forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands, and mangrove forests. The Atlantic Forest is characterized by a high biodiversity and endemism. It was the first environment that the Portuguese colonists encountered over 500 years ago, when it was thought to have had an area of , and stretching an unknown distance inland, making it, back then, the second largest rainforest on the planet, only behind the Amazon rainforest. Over 85% of the original area has been deforested, threatening many plant and animal species with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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