NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Kinkelin Graceful Brown Snake
Rhadinella kinkelini (Boettger, 1898)
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.
Open encyclopedia reference
Rhadinella kinkelini, also known commonly as the Kinkelin graceful brown snake, Kinkelin's graceful brown snake, and la hojarasquera de Kinkelin in Central American Spanish, is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to Central America.
Wikipedia contributors, Rhadinella kinkelini; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T12:57:08.045960+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Rhadinella kinkelini (Boettger, 1898)
- Name authority
- (Boettger, 1898)
- Common name
- Kinkelin Graceful Brown Snake
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Rhadinella
- 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
- subfamilyDipsadinae
- genusRhadinella
- speciesRhadinella kinkelini (Boettger, 1898)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Rhadinella. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Godman's Graceful Brown SnakeRhadinella godmani (Günther, 1865) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hannstein's Spot-lipped SnakeRhadinella hannsteini (Stuart, 1949) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hempstead's Pine Woods SnakeRhadinella hempsteadae (Stuart & Bailey, 1941) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Kanalchutchan Graceful Brown SnakeRhadinella kanalchutchan (Mendelson & Kizirian, 1995) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Monte Cristi Graceful Brown SnakeRhadinella montecristi (Mertens, 1952) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Stuart's Graceful Brown SnakeRhadinella pilonaorum (Stuart, 1954) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Brokencollar Graceful Brown SnakeRhadinella schistosa Smith, 1941 | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Rhadinella tolpanorum (Holm & Cruz-Díaz, 1994) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Posada's Graceful Brown SnakeRhadinella posadasi (Slevin, 1936) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Guerrero Slender Leaf Litter SnakeRhadinella dysmica Campillo, Dávila-Galavíz, Flores-Villela & Campbell, 2016 | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Rhadinella lisyae Mccranie, 2017 | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Rhadinella xerophila Ariano-Sánchez & Campbell, 2018 | 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 |
|---|---|
| Rhadinaea pinicola Mertens, 1952 Mertens, 1952 | synonym |
| Rhadinaea kinkelini Boettger, 1898 Boettger, 1898 | synonym |
| Rhadinaea veraepacis Stuart & Bailey, 1941 Stuart & Bailey, 1941 | 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=Rhadinella&species=kinkelini 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:4RXTP. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.