Carphophis
Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Carphophis m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Dipsadidae – worm snakes, of the United States.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Tetrapoda - superclass; Reptilia - class; Squamata - subclass; Serpentes - order; Caenophidia - suborder; Colubroidea - superfamily; Dipsadidae - family; Heterodontinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Carphophis amoenus (eastern worm snake, midwestern wormsnake), Carphophis vermis (western worm snake) - species
References
- Carphophis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Carphophis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Carphophis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons