Carphophis

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Carphophis m

1. 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; Diapsida - subclass; Lepidosauromorpha - infraclass; Lepidosauria - superorder; Squamata - order; 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