Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Pseudalsophis steindachneri
Culebra pintada, Culebra dorsalis, Galapagos Snake, Striped Galapagos Snake
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Reptilia
Order
Squamata
Family
Dipsadidae
Genus
Pseudalsophis
Species
steindachneri
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Alsophis sp. ; Syn.: Dromicus steindachneri Van Denburgh 1912 (GBIF Secretariat, 2021), Antillophis steindachneri fide Uetz & Hošek (2013) (GBIF Secretariat, 2021)
Origin: Endemic
- 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 steindachneri", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=17970. Accessed 17 June 2025.