Taxonomy Profile: Xenodermidae (Cope 1900)

Xenodermidae: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Family
Synonym(s):
Xenodermatidae
Xenoderminae
Cope 1900
Common Name(s):
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Xenodermidae: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Reptilia
répteis |
reptiles |
Reptiles |
Order : Squamata
Amphisbaenians |
Lizards |
Snakes |
amphisbènes |
lézards |
serpents |
Suborder : Serpentes
Snakes |
cobra |
serpente |
serpents |
Infraorder : Alethinophidia
Family : Xenodermidae
Xenodermidae Direct Children(s):
Xylophis
(Beddome 1878)
Achalinus
(Peters 1869)
Fimbrios
(M A Smith 1921)
Stoliczkia
(Jerdon 1870)
Xenodermus
(Reinhardt 1836)
Parafimbrios
(Teynié David Lottier Le Vidal and T Q Nguyen 2015)
Xenodermidae: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Savage, Jay M.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2015-12-01 / 2015-12-01
Article/Chapter Title:
What are the Correct Family Names for the Taxa that include the Snake Genera Xenodermus, Pareas, and Calamaria
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Herpetological Review, vol. 46, no. 4
Page(s):
664-665
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/0018-084X
Notes:
Reference for:
Xenodermidae
Xenodermidae: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Xenodermidae: Comments
Comment:
Genus name Xenodermus is masculine, and so the family name based on it is correctly spelled 'Xenodermidae'; see Savage (2015:664)