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Carphophis (worm snake)

Reptilia - Colubridae

Taxonomy
Carphophis was named by Gervais (1840). It is extant.

It was assigned to Colubridae by Cope (1875) and Behler and King (1979); and to Xenodontinae by Holman (1985).

Species
C. amoenus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Carphophis Gervais
1875Carphophiops Cope p. 34
1979Carphophis Behler and King
1985Carphophis Holman

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
suborderOphidia(Latreille 1804)
—Serpentes(Linnaeus 1758)
familyColubridae
genusCarphophisGervais 1840

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Carphophis Gervais 1840 [worm snake]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available