Species

Phalotris lemniscatus

Phalotris lemniscatus · described by (DUMÉRIL, BIBRON & DUMÉRIL 1854)

Phalotris matogrossensis, a close relative of Phalotris lemniscatus

Pictured: Phalotris matogrossensis, a close relative from the same genus. This species is still waiting for its first free photo.

Photo: Marcos Severgnini, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The facts

Scientific name
Phalotris lemniscatus
First described
(DUMÉRIL, BIBRON & DUMÉRIL 1854)
Class
Reptiles (Reptilia)
Order
Scaled Reptiles (Squamata)
Group
Snakes (Serpentes)
Family
Colubridae
Genus
Phalotris
Subspecies
  • Phalotris lemniscatus lemniscatus DUMÉRIL, BIBRON & DUMÉRIL 1854
  • Phalotris lemniscatus iheringi (STRAUCH 1884)
  • Phalotris lemniscatus trilineatus (BOULENGER 1889)

Taxonomic data: Uetz, P. et al. (eds.), The Reptile Database, under CC-BY 4.0.

Where it sits on the tree