NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Inkaterra Vine Snake
Oxybelis inkaterra Jadin, Jowers, Orlofske, Duellman, Blair & Murphy, 2021
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
Oxybelis inkaterra, the Inkaterra vine snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. Formally described in 2021, it is named after the ecotourism company Inkaterra, which owns and operates the reserve in which the holotype was collected. It has a grayish-tan body with dark brown flecks and streaks, a dark brown lateral stripe on the head bordered below by white, brown crown, and black mouth. It is endemic to South America, where it is known from Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador.
Wikipedia contributors, Oxybelis inkaterra; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:56:32.615697+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Oxybelis inkaterra Jadin, Jowers, Orlofske, Duellman, Blair & Murphy, 2021
- Name authority
- Jadin, Jowers, Orlofske, Duellman, Blair & Murphy, 2021
- Common name
- Inkaterra Vine Snake
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Oxybelis
- 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
- genusOxybelis
- speciesOxybelis inkaterra Jadin, Jowers, Orlofske, Duellman, Blair & Murphy, 2021
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Oxybelis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Cope's Vine SnakeOxybelis brevirostris (Cope, 1861) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Green Vine SnakeOxybelis fulgidus (Daudin, 1803) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Roatan VinesnakeOxybelis wilsoni Villa & Mccranie, 1995 | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Oxybelis vittatus (Girard, 1854) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Brown vinesnakeOxybelis aeneus (Wagler, 1824) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
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=Oxybelis&species=inkaterra 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:8KPM7. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.