NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Dipsadoboa brevirostris (Sternfeld, 1908)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Dipsadoboa brevirostris (Sternfeld, 1908)
- Name authority
- (Sternfeld, 1908)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Dipsadoboa
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderSerpentes Linnaeus, 1758
- infraorderAlethinophidia Nopcsa, 1923
- familyColubridae
- subfamilyColubrinae
- genusDipsadoboa
- speciesDipsadoboa brevirostris (Sternfeld, 1908)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Dipsadoboa. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Cross-barred SnakeDipsadoboa aulica (Günther, 1864) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dipsadoboa duchesnii (Boulenger, 1901) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Shreve's (Nocturnal) Tree SnakeDipsadoboa shrevei (Loveridge, 1932) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Günther's Green Tree SnakeDipsadoboa unicolor Günther, 1858 | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Black-tailed tree snakeDipsadoboa weileri (Lindholm, 1905) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Werner's Green Tree SnakeDipsadoboa werneri (Boulenger, 1897) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Montane Forest Tree SnakeDipsadoboa montisilva Branch, Conradie & Tolley, 2019 | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dipsadoboa flavida (Broadley & Stevens, 1971) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dipsadoboa underwoodi Rasmussen, 1993 | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Laurent’s green tree-snakeDipsadoboa viridis (Peters, 1869) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Dipsadomorphus brevirostris Sternfeld, 1908 Sternfeld, 1908 | synonym |
| Leptodira guineensis Chabanaud, 1920 Chabanaud, 1920 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Dipsadoboa&species=brevirostris Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:36Q99. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.