Galapagos Species Database

The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.

Pseudalsophis slevini (Van Denburgh, 1912)

Serpiente corredora de pinzón, Culebra slevini, Galapagos Snake, Galapagos Banded Snake

Galapagos Banded Snake, Santa Fé Island. Photo: Ruben Heleno, CDF, 2012.
Galapagos Banded Snake, Santa Fé Island. Photo: Ruben Heleno, CDF, 2012.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Chordata

Class
Reptilia

Order
Squamata

Family
Dipsadidae

Genus
Pseudalsophis

Species
slevini

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Dromicus slevini Van Denburgh, 1912 (GBIF Secretariat, 2021), Antillophis slevini fide Uetz & Hošek (2013)

Origin: Endemic

Status

Vulnerable

Distribution

Distribution: Endemic to the 18km2 area of Pinzón Island.

References

  • Jiménez-Uzcátegui, G. Milstead, B., Márquez, C., Zabala, J., Buitrón, P., Llerena, A., et al. (2007) Galapagos vertebrates: endangered status and conservation actions. Galapagos Report 2006–2007. Charles Darwin Foundation, Puerto Ayora, p. 104–110.
  • Carrillo, E. Aldás, S., Altamirano, M.A., Ayala-Varela, F., Cisneros-Heredia, D.F., Endara, A., Márquez, C., Morales, M., Nogales-Sornosa, F., Salvador, P., Torres, M.L., Valencia, J., Villamarín-Jurado, F., Yánez-Muñoz, M.H. & Zárate, P. (2005) Lista Roja de los Reptiles del Ecuador. Fundación Novum Milenium, UICN-Sur, UICN-Comité Ecuatoriano, Ministerio de Educación y Cultura, Serie Proyecto PEEPE. Quito, 46 pp.
  • Slevin, J.R. (1935) An account of the reptiles inhabiting the Galápagos Islands. Bulletin New York Zoological Society 38: 1-24.
  • Uetz, P. Hošek, J. (eds.) (2013) The Reptile Database available from http://www.reptile-database.org
  • Arteaga, A. Bustamante, L., Vierira, J., Tapia, W., Guayasamin, J.M. (2019) Reptiles of the Galapagos Life on the Enchanted Islands Tropical Herping
  • GBIF Secretariat (2021) GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei Accessed via https://www.gbif.org/species/5284517

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"Galapagos Species Database, Pseudalsophis slevini", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=17969. Accessed 3 May 2025.