NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Genus

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met
Global Species Completeness: complete
Latest Record Review: 2014

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Family - Erycidae
  Infraorder - Alethinophidia
  Suborder - Serpentes
  Order - Squamata
  Class - Reptilia
  Superclass - Tetrapoda
  Infraphylum - Gnathostomata
  Subphylum - Vertebrata
  Phylum - Chordata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Eryx elegans
      Species - Eryx jaculus
      Species - Eryx jayakari
      Species - Eryx johnii
      Species - Eryx miliaris
      Species - Eryx somalicus
      Species - Eryx tataricus
      Species - Eryx whitakeri
      Species - Eryx colubrinus
      Species - Eryx conicus
      Species - Eryx muelleri
      Species - Eryx borrii
      Species - Eryx vittatus